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as in aches
to feel or cause physical pain
my head hurts a bad sprain that really hurts I hurt all over
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as in damages
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
don't worry that you'll hurt the new lawn by walking across it
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as in injures
to cause bodily damage to
the common belief that reading in poor light hurts your eyes
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as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
I know you must be hurting from the cruel words they said
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as in pains
a state of great suffering of body or mind
in her hurt she said a lot of things to her boyfriend that she didn't really mean
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as in harms
something that causes loss or pain
a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation
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Recent Examples of hurts
Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Calling recently during a two-day run in Madison, Wisconsin, Batiste is delighted to discuss not only his new music, but his love of Joni Mitchell, his collaboration with Beyoncé and how the loss of late-night shows hurts musicians.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
That’s why this hurts so deeply.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Manufacturing has been declining nationally for the past few years, Jacobsen said, which hurts the manufacturing-heavy southeast region more than other parts of the state.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Gardeners in milder climates have more wiggle room when installing season extenders, but getting row covers, mulch, and frost protection in place a little early never hurts.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Losing someone, going through a breakup, anything that deeply hurts your mind or heart is trauma.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … GET TRUMPED – Sinaloa cartel boss says recent administration’s border crackdown hurts operations.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Think shared road trips, soul-expanding conversations, and laughing till your belly hurts… that’s the vibe.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
This is where Sturm’s back injury hurts.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Calling recently during a two-day run in Madison, Wisconsin, Batiste is delighted to discuss not only his new music, but his love of Joni Mitchell, his collaboration with Beyoncé and how the loss of late-night shows hurts musicians.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
That’s why this hurts so deeply.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Manufacturing has been declining nationally for the past few years, Jacobsen said, which hurts the manufacturing-heavy southeast region more than other parts of the state.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Gardeners in milder climates have more wiggle room when installing season extenders, but getting row covers, mulch, and frost protection in place a little early never hurts.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Losing someone, going through a breakup, anything that deeply hurts your mind or heart is trauma.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … GET TRUMPED – Sinaloa cartel boss says recent administration’s border crackdown hurts operations.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Think shared road trips, soul-expanding conversations, and laughing till your belly hurts… that’s the vibe.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
Work On Your Personal Relationships Work on your most significant personal relationship to shore up conflict, hurts and wounds, and turn it into one that is life-giving and energizing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurts
Verb
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The pain of that premature departure still aches more than a decade on.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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For those experiencing less severe infections, symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, which often last between one and three days, according to the FDA.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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What damages mushroom populations?—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Once labeled a neurolathyrogen, a compound that damages nerves, DABA doesn't waste time.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Derek gravely injures his hand.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gafford injures ankle The Mavericks are likely to be without one of their major frontcourt pieces this preseason.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The annual hand-wringing around whether New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone should be fired is already under way, but that won’t be decided for weeks as the club’s management takes a breath and grieves the club’s latest playoff exit.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Aches and pains don’t compare to the agony of an unrealized dream.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Such pleasurable pains, at their most chronic, or their most carnal, can keep Lang occupied for the length of a stanza.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Parents don’t seem happy about how things are going, with 80% saying the harms outweigh the benefits their kids get from social media.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Lost Screen Memorial features 50 smartphones illuminated with the lock screen photo of a child whose life was tragically cut short due to online harms, shared by members of The Parent's Network.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Portugal’s coastline throbs with beach goers and sports enthusiasts.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Hurts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurts. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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