Agonize over
Should and agonize over are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Should" instead a verb "Agonize over".
Should
Should verb - To be under necessity or obligation to.
Agonize over and should are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agonize over" instead a verb "Should".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Homer in "The Boy Who Knew Too Much." He stalls the verdict in order to keep staying in the hotel where the jurors are sequestered, unknowingly giving Bart time to agonize over whether or not he should admit he skipped school and saw the alleged "crime".
Source: Jury Duty -
In Episode 25, our heroes are faced with another sadistic choice: the Little Mermaid Novel World has been corrupted, but fixing it would mean that the titular mermaid will die, and Souffle (and to a lesser extent, Bakumaru) agonize over whether or not they should fix the Novel World.
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