as in sore
causing or feeling bodily pain
unable to play in tomorrow's football game because of an achy right knee
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Recent Examples of achy
Manduka’s Pro yoga mat is thick for kneeling postures and achy joints and grippy enough for heated flows.
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Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
The abdominal pain caused by small intestine cancer may feel dull, achy, or crampy.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 24 Nov. 2024
That's thanks to the shock-absorbing foam that's brilliantly placed to ensure equal weight distribution with every stride (aka: no sore heels, achy toes, or stinging arches ruining your day).
—Alexis Benveniste, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
They’re designed to help alleviate achy arches, sore balls of the feet, and raw cuts on your toes.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
The abdominal pain caused by small intestine cancer may feel dull, achy, or crampy.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 24 Nov. 2024
That's thanks to the shock-absorbing foam that's brilliantly placed to ensure equal weight distribution with every stride (aka: no sore heels, achy toes, or stinging arches ruining your day).
—Alexis Benveniste, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
They’re designed to help alleviate achy arches, sore balls of the feet, and raw cuts on your toes.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
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The spa menu boasts a long list of bodywork treatments options, including the fire & ice massage, which soothes sore muscles with a combination of hot stones and cooling recovery balm, facials and body scrubs using ingredients from the forest, and a fireside massage package for two.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Pairing cannabis with outdoor adventures not only amplifies your connection to the natural world but can also help with sore muscles, fatigue, and improving sleep in new environments.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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Indeed, Macron has zipped furiously across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia all year, negotiating deals on climate, trade, military assistance, and peace, some of it in an effort to fill an aching vacuum left by Washington.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Somebody Somewhere is tiny: a gorgeous, introspective, intimate story about a woman with devastatingly mundane problems whose chief obstacle is her own aching sense of grief and dislocation.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2024
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While battling through an injury, McDavid was held without a point in each of the last two games, including that painful 2-1 loss in Game 7.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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In particular, three symptoms—vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, and increased urinary tract infections, hot flashes, and sleep quality—often emerge as particularly severe for breast cancer patients.—
Chloe Castleberry,
Flow Space,
16 June 2025
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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