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
Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
The variant has similar symptoms to other strains, including fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, congestion or a runny nose, new loss of taste or smell, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, nausea or vomiting.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 June 2025
wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 June 2025
The slides are very comfortable and give my foot enough support to not ache at the end of the day!
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 June 2025
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Noun
June 2025 Six of Cups: June brings memories, nostalgia, and the sweet ache of reconnection, Libra.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
The variant has similar symptoms to other strains, including fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, congestion or a runny nose, new loss of taste or smell, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, nausea or vomiting.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Verb
And what if your child is aching to go shopping for skincare products?
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 June 2025
The slides are very comfortable and give my foot enough support to not ache at the end of the day!
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ache
Noun
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This refreshing serum gets its tingle from peppermint and tea tree, which works with caffeine to invigorate the scalp and maximize the absorption of the formula’s peptides.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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The sight of smoke made my skin tingle and my arm hair stand on end, but not with dread.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
Verb
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In response to fraying ties with Washington, Brasília has sought closer relations with Beijing, a move that could hurt Lula’s popularity further: 75% of Brazilians distrust China, a recent poll showed.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
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What’s going to hurt us probably is the property tax situation.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Other coaching clients describe getting pangs of guilt about adding complex assignments to direct reports’ already heavy workloads.—
Liz Guthridge,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The immediacy of hunger pangs makes focusing on the future a challenge.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Like his old friend Zora, Duncan is still pained by a tragic family loss; the two of them pull a crafty move to get Krebs to bump up Duncan’s fee.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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Wasp abstracts that pain away—while giving AI systems a higher-level interface to build on.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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In general, tick bites aren’t painful, whereas bites and stings from other insects typically cause pain.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
25 June 2025
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In 2022, an Ohio man suffered 20,000 bee stings when cutting tree branches.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Financial markets throbbed with a panoply of new financial institutions — hedge funds — trading new financial instruments — derivative securities — the values of which were tied to still other financial instruments like home mortgages.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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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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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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