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Throes vs. Throws
Throes
Examples:
In the throes of economic reform, policies shift rapidly.The novel was written in the throes of her darkest days.He was in the throes of passion, unable to think clearly.
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Throws
Examples:
The pitcher throws with remarkable speed and accuracy.Every weekend she throws amazing parties for her friends.The juggler throws the balls into the air effortlessly.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Throes refers to intense or violent pain and is often used in the context of an emotional or dramatic struggle.
- Throws is the plural form of throw, which means to project something through the air by a movement of the arm.
- Remember: throes contains an e, similar to emotional which often describes the context it is used in.
- Throws has the word throw in it, indicating the action of tossing something.
- Throes is related to intangible struggles, whereas throws involves a physical action.
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