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
Peppermint oil adds a cooling touch of relief for tired, achy feet—always a welcome bonus.
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Constructed with a padded memory foam insole, the boots are designed to prevent achy feet and provide long-lasting comfort.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
In addition to swelling, usually around the feet and ankles, symptoms can include legs that are achy, heavy feeling or tingly, and varicose veins.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
My feet are a bit achy and the tops of my shoulders a little sore to the touch, but spirits are still high.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Constructed with a padded memory foam insole, the boots are designed to prevent achy feet and provide long-lasting comfort.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
In addition to swelling, usually around the feet and ankles, symptoms can include legs that are achy, heavy feeling or tingly, and varicose veins.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
My feet are a bit achy and the tops of my shoulders a little sore to the touch, but spirits are still high.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
Adjective
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As someone who frequently wakes up stiff and sore, contributor Sydney Gore has tried a lot of pillows.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Two sore spots in Apple’s lates financials were in iPad sales and its wearables division, consisting of devices such as AirPods and the Apple Watch.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In this aching, unorthodox historical drama, Davies tells the story of the pacifist poet and veteran Siegfried Sassoon, whose experiences fighting in the First World War forever transformed him.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
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Braxton shares an aching need to be vulnerable only to realize by album’s end that such unions can result in horrible betrayal, her words of lament surrounded by swelling, lush orchestration.—
Clarence A. Haynes
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Unspeakable Things opens with a recap of her life over the last few years, beginning with the painful act of watching her own first special.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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Contemplating an imminent American assault on my country of origin is painful.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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