as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon
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Recent Examples of pang
Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Its high-fiber content combined with it only having 40 to 45 calories per fruit means kiwis can also help with healthy weight management by curbing hunger pangs without adding many calories to your diet.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
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Noun
Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Its high-fiber content combined with it only having 40 to 45 calories per fruit means kiwis can also help with healthy weight management by curbing hunger pangs without adding many calories to your diet.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
Its sonic trappings are in vogue, but thanks in large part to front-woman Fox Rodemich’s memorable voice, which pangs around the record like a cave bellow, there’s an outlying classic quality to these songs.
—Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pang
Noun
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These symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, confusion, loss of balance or seizures.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grace appears dazed when others pick up on her ache, and takes a perverse pleasure in Jackson’s struggle to deal with her deteriorating mental health.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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To see how much this moment pained Seattle and its players, look no further than MVP candidate Cal Raleigh, who was reduced to tears at the end of the game.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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When the body feels stress, your heart rate and blood pressure jump, stress chemicals rise, and the brain may turn pain down for a moment.—
Dayanne S. Antonio,
The Conversation,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When shopping for a hydrating lip balm, focus on nourishing, emollient ingredients rather than those that create a temporary tingle.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Unless your skin is very sensitive, Reedle Shot 100 is a great entry point into spicule serums, offering a 100/1,000 microneedle intensity—enough for that signature tingle without overwhelming heat.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But voters who showed up to the polls on Tuesday had a different point of view and delivered stinging defeats to Republicans.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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In February, Vance delivered a stinging message to European allies, saying that the biggest threat to Europe did not come from Russia or China, but from within Europe itself, and that he was concerned Europe was moving toward censorship and away from democracy.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Even folks who seem to have it all together, like Ron’s slick CEO Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips), only ever seem one twinge of embarrassment away from falling off the deep end.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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But unlike the billions of other web-using inhabitants of planet Earth, the 72-year-old Canter feels an ever-so-slight twinge of culpability for all that digital junk that rockets across the internet each day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The type of ears a dog has, such as pricked, folded or drooping, will affect the way in which they’re used to communicate feelings.—
Dawn Kovell,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
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So sharp are his ears, when pricked up, that somebody, way back in the Leonard genealogy, must have made out with a lynx.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Jared Luecke, 33, is facing murder and tampering with evidence charges and is accused of repeatedly stabbing John Luecke with a knife and hitting him with a crowbar, according to court records.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hennen spent 30 months in prison for intent to distribute cocaine and was separately arrested for assault after stabbing someone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Thomas hurt his hamstring repeatedly last year, which limited him to 25 games.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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This insanity has to stop before anyone else gets hurt.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Pang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pang. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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