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
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 May 2025
Pay no heed to the aches in your body, the growing fear that your numb fingers and toes may never be able to feel sensations again: look up and thank the man with your gaze.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
EW.com, 20 May 2025
Among the symptoms: Fever Fatigue Muscle aches Headache Stiff neck
Confusion
Loss of balance
Convulsions
Diarrhea
Other gastrointestinal symptoms
Mike Snider is a reporter on USA TODAY’s Trending team.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Early signs of Parkinson’s include depression, body aches, daytime sleepiness, and impaired smell.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 May 2025
Pay no heed to the aches in your body, the growing fear that your numb fingers and toes may never be able to feel sensations again: look up and thank the man with your gaze.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
Verb
But Kealoha offers Lilo a wellspring of sadness and aching loneliness just beneath the surface of her more impish qualities.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
Among the symptoms: Fever Fatigue Muscle aches Headache Stiff neck
Confusion
Loss of balance
Convulsions
Diarrhea
Other gastrointestinal symptoms
Mike Snider is a reporter on USA TODAY’s Trending team.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ache
Noun
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Formulated with spicy ginger oil and hyaluronic acid, a quick tingle leads to softer, smoother lips sans stickiness.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2025
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The product glides on smooth like butter and leaves behind a faint cooling tingle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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ISPs have frequently pointed out that terminating customer accounts would hurt people using the same account as someone accused of piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
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While the brand quickly became synonymous with the 1990s UK music scene—having Liam Gallagher sport them on-stage certainly didn’t hurt—the aughts saw the business’s fortunes recede and its manufacturing go overseas.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
Noun
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But my heart – and stomach – no longer feel that pang of homesickness because this year, my husband figured out how to bring the crawfish boil to the Rocky Mountains, with help from the Louisiana Crawfish Company.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
19 May 2025
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Keeping Jesse at a distance, his face and other distinguishing features out of frame, allows the viewer to remember when Joel was able to come to Ellie’s aid, and seeing Jesse’s entrance from her vantage point provides a little pang of grief-tinged nostalgia.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 May 2025
Verb
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The years of separation have pained the activists and their relatives.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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The ongoing search for Grant Hardin, 56, has sparked urgent warnings from local law enforcement, put residents of a small northwest Arkansas town on edge and reignited feelings of hurt and pain that the family of one victim had tried to bury.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
28 May 2025
Noun
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As players looked to avoid the sting of the sparkling wine in their eyes or protect themselves from flying corks, ‘champagne goggles’ became common in World Series-winning locker rooms.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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The sting of defeat will be particularly painful for Sinner who was two sets and a break up.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Batteries of loudspeakers throbbed with a song whose refrain has become a catchphrase for those who want Mr. Yoon ousted.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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President Trump, some of his cabinet members and his adviser Elon Musk sat ringside in Miami late Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighting Championship event — a spectacle of violence, throbbing music and cheering crowds that the president has long admired.—
Maggie Haberman,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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