Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: wrenching

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Usage examples:

Addressing criticism, USAID administrator Samantha Power said last month that “suspending food assistance at a time of such vulnerability is an absolutely wrenching thing that none of us would ever wish to be a part of, or had anything to do with.”

Source: https://www.aol.com/news/world-food-program-slowly-resumes-102636497.html

Against this wrenching backdrop, analysts are taking some heart in the close involvement of experienced U.S. officials providing counsel to the Israeli Defense Force.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2023/1029/Urban-warfare-in-Gaza-Will-it-be-different-this-time?icid=rss

A gut wrenching defeat which again left manager Gary O’Neil bemoaning the standard of officiating and implementation of VAR was compounded by the bookings picked up by Joao Gomes and Mario Lemina.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/28/arsenal-receive-double-boost-ahead-wolves-clash-19890833/

And in “The Sweet Hereafter” (1997) Banks employed several voices to tell the wrenching story of a deadly school bus accident that lastingly traumatizes a small town in upstate New York.

Source: https://thefrontierpost.com/acclaimed-us-writer-russell-banks-dies-at-82/

Austin kicks him in the leg and grabs a side headlock, wrenching it in. Shot off, drop down, leapfrog, off the ropes, Sling Blade connects!

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2023/1/2/23526794/wwe-raw-results-live-blog-jan-2-2023-title-matches-bianca-belair-alexa-bliss-seth-rollins-theory

Brought to life in stunning Technicolor, it features one of the most heart wrenching endings in cinematic history.

Source: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/10/29/best-western-films-ever-made-2/

Featuring wrenching interviews with her family, who agitated for her freedom and appealed for mercy to the murdered man's son, the film recounts how an international campaign for Jabbari's life arose.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/02/iran-freedom-struggle-stars-berlin-film-fest

Former matinee idol Brendan Fraser, with the lead actor win for his wrenching turn as a morbidly obese man in “The Whale,” reached the climax of a his own comeback story.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-03-12/oscars-2023-everything-everwhere-wins-best-picture

Grinding his foot into Kingston’s elbow, wrenching his arm over the ropes, trading chops but Eddie’s arm comes up lame!

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2023/8/30/23851263/aew-dynamite-results-live-blog-aug-30-2023-all-in-fallout-all-out-go-home-orange-cassidy-penta-mox

Over the past two weeks, Muslim American voters and leaders have been increasingly outspoken about their fears of violent backlash and political exclusion in this wrenching crisis.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/10/23/muslim-american-leader-georgia-legislature-00122891

She listened and what she heard was “heart wrenching.”

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/11/09/one-woman-show-to-recount-billie-holidays-life-story/

Stomps into an armbar, wrenching at Belair’s shoulder but the champion gets fired up and back to vertical with elbows, scoop, float over, pulling the braid for a mat slam!

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2023/5/27/23737802/wwe-night-of-champions-2023-live-results-match-coverage-cody-rhodes-brock-lesnar-rollins-styles

“You’ll be speaking to the mechanic himself that’s going to write your appointment somewhere, talking to you and wrenching away at somebody’s car all at the same time, and that’s a general way a lot of garages operate.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23513375.autostyles-new-blackburn-workshop-now-open-higher-barn-street/?ref=rss