as in tingle
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
a dull pounding ache in his head
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Recent Examples of ache
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The ache of returning to something that felt safe is understandable.
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Angela Yang,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
The unconscious Moon in your 4th House of Home conjoins aching Chiron there, highlighting family patterns and house routines that need a kinder, more sustainable approach.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Noun
Some women suffered through menopause symptoms such as joint aches and brain fog for years and met with various doctors before reaching out to Elizabeth Lapeyre's New Orleans medical office.
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Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
The ache of returning to something that felt safe is understandable.
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Angela Yang,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Verb
But, as fans already know, that perky veneer is often a shroud over her aching vulnerability, which is spotlighted with intensity on her melodically mature third album, out now.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
The unconscious Moon in your 4th House of Home conjoins aching Chiron there, highlighting family patterns and house routines that need a kinder, more sustainable approach.
—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ache
Noun
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Fruit extracts clarify excess oil and buildup, while a cooling mint complex and menthol deliver a refreshing tingle, leaving your scalp feeling clean, balanced, and freshly reset.
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In the case of Putnam County, that tingle is a roar — our collective sense that the fraud there goes back decades.
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Two people were hurt Tuesday evening when a taxi struck a pedestrian and then a house in West Philadelphia, police said.
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Feelings are still hurt and even scarred within the LGBTQ+ community.
Noun
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Kanaal is king for indulging elevenses hunger pangs, providing cakes, cookies, tea, coffee, and made-to-order traditional Dutch sweets including stroopwafles and puffertjes.
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To compensate for winter’s period of lean rations, however, flatties gorge in spring to ease their wake-up hunger pangs and again in fall to gain weight like bears preparing for hibernation.
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Adelman was pained by his Kings exit.
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But as a catcher, he’s used to pain.
Noun
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The subscription economy and RAMageddon come for us all, but at least a sale can take a little bit of the sting out of it.
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Red wasps are aggressive insects with painful stings and can sting repeatedly.
Verb
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My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled.
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The piece has to throb and, well, that is not the first verb that comes to mind in director Jonathan Butterell’s production, with all due respect for the sincerity of the effort and the intermittent effectiveness of the storytelling.
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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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