in the throes of

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in the throes of

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  1. Heavily occupied, or busily involved in an important activity. We won't be able to meet next week as we will be in the throes of moving offices. Perhaps the week after will be better.

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prep busily involved in an important activity

Españolen pleno, inmerso en, sumido en
Deutschinmitten, mitten in, voll beschäftigt mit
Русскийв разгаре v razgare, погруженный pogružennyj

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@misc{in_the_throes_of_2026,
  title = {in the throes of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20throes%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}