Words similar to agonizing

Example sentences for: agonizing

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Not Pat Buchanan and not Gary Bauer, but they're not the ones doing the agonizing.
There was no agonizing whatsoever on the part of the editors: every editor associated with the book wanted those words in.
At stationery shops you see people agonizing over whether they're really more Helvetica than Old Roman.
When, not if, the next Linda Tripp comes to me with an amazing story that I know in my heart and gut is true, I will simply bypass the agonizing mainstream media, the doubting Thomases and whiners, and go directly to Matt Drudge.
By contrast, when one mentions hockey, baseball , or cricket , a clear picture comes to mind, and one is not compelled to waste his time agonizing over the meanings of words.