as in ached
to feel or cause physical pain
my poor head was paining so from all that racket
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Recent Examples of pained
Aggrieved and pained, Mary returns from the grave to exact revenge on anyone who steps inside her family home.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Sensitive and gentle, and then pained and rageful, his transformation into a swirling vortex of destruction is captivating to watch and deserves all the plaudits.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
But following her pregnancy, Alvarez was pained by how much her symptoms were affecting her family.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
While Bane steps on a LEGO, and is immediately pained, fans might recognize the voice behind the scene.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Sensitive and gentle, and then pained and rageful, his transformation into a swirling vortex of destruction is captivating to watch and deserves all the plaudits.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
But following her pregnancy, Alvarez was pained by how much her symptoms were affecting her family.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
While Bane steps on a LEGO, and is immediately pained, fans might recognize the voice behind the scene.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pained
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In the bitter New Hampshire night, my skull ached with tight, tectonic pressure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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That hand must have ached profoundly by the time the group departed.—
Harold Holzer,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Finding solutions that allow AI to flourish without hurting consumers is eminently doable.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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His 1984 campaign angered some Democrats who said his ideas were too left-leaning and would hurt the party in the general election.—
Char Adams,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Pained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pained. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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