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
Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Symptoms of the disease can include cough, fever, chills, muscle aches, shortness of breath, headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite, confusion or diarrhea.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
Kat Robinson River Valley Eats, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Miller's heart ached for his city.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Legionella pneumophila causes infection in the lung tissues, and can lead to symptoms such as fever, aches, pain and diarrhea, Schaffner explains.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Symptoms of the disease can include cough, fever, chills, muscle aches, shortness of breath, headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite, confusion or diarrhea.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
As August fades into September and the aching heat recedes to cooler temperatures, the last of summer slides away.
—Kat Robinson River Valley Eats, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
Miller's heart ached for his city.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ache
Noun
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The hint of acidity and tingle of mild green chiles is just what this dish needs to cut through the richness of the melty cheese.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 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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Although Hill later attributed his end-of-season outburst to frustration due to a fractured wrist that ailed him all season and the Dolphins’ lack of a playoff berth, his actions likely hurt many of his teammates.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Yet even in the face of these losses, many retailers remain hesitant to modernize their approach to returns, fearing that stricter policies could hurt customer satisfaction.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After all, who wants to feel the pangs of self-doubt, anxiety, or chronic stress?—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Poor people know the intimate, badgering pangs of hunger, but in Ireland, the memory of the 1845-1848 Famine—the Great Hunger, when one million died from starvation and disease, and another million emigrated—still aches.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sensitive and gentle, and then pained and rageful, his transformation into a swirling vortex of destruction is captivating to watch and deserves all the plaudits.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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But following her pregnancy, Alvarez was pained by how much her symptoms were affecting her family.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Chesterton lost to Penn in a Class 4A regional championship match last season despite winning the first two sets, and the sting of that defeat pushes Parrish and her teammates.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sting resulted in the arrest of two men over suspicion of copyright infringement in El Sheikh Zayed City near the Greater Cairo metro area.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even with a relatively small sample size, the anomaly stuck out like a giant, red, throbbing sore thumb — a favorite gag in animation.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Portugal’s coastline throbs with beach goers and sports enthusiasts.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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