heartache

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Recent Examples of heartache Westbrook and Scott offer up amorous new songs while Watkins and Merlo each delve into non-linear trajectory of heartache’s aftermath. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 June 2025 The characters in Eurydice do this dance between living and dying, between feeling and forgetting, throughout the play, and are thrust again and again into heartache as a result. Pamela Newton june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 The loves and the losses and the heartache, and then the elation. Rachel Brodsky, Time, 20 June 2025 Kaufman noted this means dads are left to manage heartache on their own. Matt Villano, CNN Money, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for heartache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
  • July always arrives with a blend of sunshine and sorrow for me.
    Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
  • Having had time to process all she’s gone through over the last few years, Edwards has channeled her grief into the new album (out now), which sees the musician navigating her pain while trying to find beauty in her sorrow.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Because grief does not respect titles, postcodes or calendars.
    Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
  • We're filled with grief and devastation the loss of life.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • But the first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this really horrific and deadly flood.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 July 2025
  • Ming-Na Wen Tapped Into Deep Emotions To Play Dr. Fong In ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ While Ming-Na Wen doesn’t throw a punch in Karate Kid: Legends, that doesn’t mean her character hasn’t been in past battles, particularly those dealing with mental anguish.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The Making of Five Leaves Left shines a new light on Drake, far away from the darkness and heartbreak of his final years.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner experienced Hollywood success and personal heartbreak prior to his death at age 54.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 21 July 2025

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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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