as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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Recent Examples of heartache
That is a massive loss in our industry and it’s caused a lot of heartache to a lot of working actors who rely on auditions to get jobs.
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Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The narrative arc runs the gamut of human emotions from heartache and loss to resilience and courage, and finally to happiness and hope again.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 13 May 2026
But what our data indicates could mean the difference between a goal or a miss for strikers, a save or a blunder for goalkeepers, and jubilation or heartache for fans.
—John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
But all that faded away in the mists of heartache.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
The narrative arc runs the gamut of human emotions from heartache and loss to resilience and courage, and finally to happiness and hope again.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 13 May 2026
But what our data indicates could mean the difference between a goal or a miss for strikers, a save or a blunder for goalkeepers, and jubilation or heartache for fans.
—John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
But all that faded away in the mists of heartache.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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Should this come to pass, Kennedy and his allies will have succeeded in Making Microbes Great Again—to our swift and deepening sorrow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the crash, paying tribute to the military personnel killed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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The emotion of the World Cup The USA often gets a lot of grief for not being a proper soccer-playing nation.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Amid the grief, people are finding a way forward, and Colin and Sophie Hortman gave Minnesotans the blueprint.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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There followed a series of European successes (Italy, Spain, Germany, France) before the anguish, for Brazilians, of seeing big South American rivals Argentina win a third world title in Qatar four years ago.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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Its revivification of history — staged simply and vaulted to extremes of anguish and tension by its fine acting — is both chilling and, in a sharp, icky way, often funny.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Blackened with volcanic rock and encircled by towering waves, the tumultuous scenery makes a vivid psychic landscape for So Help Me God, a rambling spell of ’70s-era soul and exuberant orchestral folk-pop that sweeps through the fog of heartbreak and the clarity of self-discovery.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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Martinez expressed her shock and heartbreak at the news of Nickell’s death on Sunday.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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