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
Pamela Avila, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal issues, with more severe risks such as miscarriage and death for vulnerable groups.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 July 2025
On the drive home, my arms felt shaky, and my lower back ached somewhat.
—Elise Devlin, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Noun
The world is a blur behind tears, an ache in my chest, my biggest pain.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, and gastrointestinal issues, with more severe risks such as miscarriage and death for vulnerable groups.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Verb
Warren writes most compellingly about characters who power themselves out of a rut by shifting personal trajectories step by aching step.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 July 2025
On the drive home, my arms felt shaky, and my lower back ached somewhat.
—Elise Devlin, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ache
Noun
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Glad All Over generating mass tingles, with the HF at its epicentre, was quite something.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The tingle of lemongrass, kaffir lime and galangal ride the sour pop that springs right up into your sinuses and evokes fragrant memories of Thailand.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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And, before getting hurt, Paredes trailed just Altuve for leading the team in home runs.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Neither featured again, their abrupt omission clearly hurting two players who had done so much to get Wrexham up and running again after being brought together following Palmer’s arrival in January 2022 from Wimbledon in a club record £300,000 deal.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even now, as EY’s global blockchain leader, Brody remembers feeling a pang of envy.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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Now that the hunger pangs have started, here are some National Bagel Day deals to consider.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Franc Roddam, the British film and TV impresario who owns MasterChef, has said that he is pained by the presenter misconduct scandal that has engulfed the UK series.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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This is unjust, and this injustice has genuinely pained me.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
Noun
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But Fenwick Island State Park recently reported 92 stings on a single July day.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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At the heart of Nugent’s indignation was the 2021 sting operation that entangled him and three other landowners in a legal battle with the DNR.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
30 July 2025
Verb
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And its just stabbing pain, like throbbing pain from behind my eyes.—
Tom Zeller Jr.
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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The Dolphins are in a less optimism-friendly spot than UM, coming off an 8-9 season and with that playoff-win drought still an embarrassing, throbbing pain.—
Greg Cote
July 17,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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