throes

plural of throe
as in struggle
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution

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“Throes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throes. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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