as in hurt
to feel or cause physical pain
my feet ache from all that walking
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Recent Examples of ached
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.
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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
When his side ached for the next couple of days, X-rays revealed the fractures.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
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
When his side ached for the next couple of days, X-rays revealed the fractures.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ached
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This ultimately hurts the American people, the people who pay their salaries.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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But the sale also diminishes some hopes that Berkshire would buy Oxy in its entirety, potentially hurting the stock.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 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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My earlier fulfillment had done a Houdini, and my hip throbbed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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 6 Oct. 2025.
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