as in extremely
to a great degree
an achingly funny movie
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Recent Examples of achingly
An achingly beautiful picture of the path not taken, Past Lives is more romantic than any will-they-or-won’t-they setup.
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John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
In Tel Aviv, silent vigils mourn Gaza’s children—absent, yet achingly present in large-scale photographs.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
As the more intellectual and empathetic Vladimir, Winter achingly conveys his hopeful optimism and crippling realization that Godot, in fact, may never arrive.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
On the band’s achingly beautiful new LP Bleeds, Hartzman pulls from memories growing up in North Carolina, poetry books, and even crime podcasts.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
In Tel Aviv, silent vigils mourn Gaza’s children—absent, yet achingly present in large-scale photographs.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
As the more intellectual and empathetic Vladimir, Winter achingly conveys his hopeful optimism and crippling realization that Godot, in fact, may never arrive.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
On the band’s achingly beautiful new LP Bleeds, Hartzman pulls from memories growing up in North Carolina, poetry books, and even crime podcasts.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achingly
Adverb
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The first indicator is oftentimes a lack of water flow from faucets when the weather is extremely cold.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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Skeeter, 36, serves as the Hornets’ player development coach and is also the primary person who works extremely closely with star guard LaMelo Ball.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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The pork was incredibly tender and juicy, with a bold but balanced mix of spices that didn’t overpower each other.—
Alexa Stone
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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These kind of creative environments are so incredibly inspiring to me.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The senior administration official said the transfer would happen quickly because Venezuela’s crude is very heavy, which means it can’t be stored for long.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pipes and sewers can be very dangerous for pets and wildlife and Roto-Rooter, with specialized equipment and personnel, has become a go-to call to save cats, dogs, turtles and more.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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The data center industry does not have a terribly good answer for this, except that their 83° sun-synchronous orbit is much less crowded than equatorial ones, meaning a lower risk of collisions.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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Polls, however, suggest the bill is not terribly popular with voters, which has left Republicans saying the White House must do a better job of selling it.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Beachcombing is highly discouraged!—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Or maybe because Jake isn’t as highly touted across 2026 NBA Draft boards.—
Mirin Fader,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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With the offices too small for his liking, Vince converted the executive conference room into his personal suite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her lips shine, too, with an ombré look in tawny brown hues, an effect created by makeup artist Bella Mayven with Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat pencil in Foxy Brown and Big Lip Plumpgasm gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Of all my books, Helm has been so hard and so lovingly written.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Every so often, the dead monarchs and their court sashay out of the past to offer unsubtle commentary.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Jeff looks at things very straightforwardly and is damned fearless, right?—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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To take just one example from many hundreds, consider this conical, solid brass paperweight from minimalist Swedish firm Les Few, which will weigh down your expense reports and look damned good doing it.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Achingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achingly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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