death throes

Ms Pierre feels the country is in its death throes.

Supernovae -- the explosive final death throes of some massive stars -- blast out within hours, and the brightness of the explosion peaks within a few months.

After some minutes her vision returned in time to see Abed-Alrahman in his death throes.

Trump’s last wild ride in the public domain is in its death throes.

Consequently, PNe provide an almost instantaneous snapshot of stellar death throes.