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
Best Women’s Shoe Deals Long travel days don’t have to mean tired, achy feet.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
For me, yes—Clooney’s a strong-enough star to sell Jay’s achy heart, even amid the glitz and glamour.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Ever wake up with a sore lower back or achy shoulders that just ruin the rest of your day?
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Here’s the at-home solution your achy legs have been begging for.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
For me, yes—Clooney’s a strong-enough star to sell Jay’s achy heart, even amid the glitz and glamour.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025
Ever wake up with a sore lower back or achy shoulders that just ruin the rest of your day?
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Here’s the at-home solution your achy legs have been begging for.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
Adjective
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Brandin Podziemski scored 25 and Gui Santos had 22, while Quinten Post returned from a sore ankle to score 20.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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With Anthony Edwards laboring because of a sore right knee, Randle and Ayo Dosunmu stepped in to pick up the scoring slack.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The dramatic and aching second movement, according to Egarr, may have been a love letter to one of Beethoven’s romantic interests.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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And no matter what the ultimate tally, every individual is an aching, terrible loss.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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On the journey, she gets drawn into her own family’s history and trauma and uncovers a painful legacy that hovers like a dark cloud over the women in the family.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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Good opposing coaches pants him every time (Loyola, of course, being a particularly painful example).—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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