Definition of "agonizes" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize. (verb)

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• "Redmayne portrayed the young, increasingly disillusioned assistant to Rothko, the abstract expressionist who agonizes over whether to accept a lucrative commission for the Four Seasons restaurant."
• "When our "free" press agonizes over whether it should challenge the "facts" of societal elites, is it any wonder why so many people have lost faith in it?"
• "With America seemingly losing its influence in the Middle East and Europe drowning in a terrible economic crisis, the Arab world agonizes over its lack of democracy and economic development."