as in hurt
to feel or cause physical pain
my feet ache from all that walking
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Recent Examples of ached
Smigiel’s right shoulder and elbow ached?
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Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
My vanity ached at the thought.
—Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
Advertisement During captivity Sharabi ached for his life in Be’eri—which as a kibbutz, or commune, is the original expression of the interdependence on which Israel functions.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Miller's heart ached for his city.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
By the end of her climb her thighs cramped, her left foot ached, and Grandma Blue was an angry bull.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
My vanity ached at the thought.
—Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
Advertisement During captivity Sharabi ached for his life in Be’eri—which as a kibbutz, or commune, is the original expression of the interdependence on which Israel functions.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Miller's heart ached for his city.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
By the end of her climb her thighs cramped, her left foot ached, and Grandma Blue was an angry bull.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ached
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On the play Warner got hurt, the 49ers were missing a right defensive end, and coaches mistakenly assumed practice-squad call-up Trevis Gipson stayed on the field to fill that role after racing down on kickoff coverage and making the initial hit on a tackle.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Max Muncy had just hurt his knee and would be out for a month, a 9-14 stretch when the team lost the bulk of what had been a nine-game division lead.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The memory of them throbbed like a splinter that had never been removed.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.—
Jack Korngold,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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Chest aches, fevers, debilitating headaches and chills pained 15-year-old Sufiya Syed for more than a year before doctors finally diagnosed her two months ago.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Aggrieved and pained, Mary returns from the grave to exact revenge on anyone who steps inside her family home.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Ached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ached. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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