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as in attention
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
asked the movers to take pains to be sure that they didn't damage anything while moving the furniture
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2
as in effort
the active use of energy in producing a result
she was at pains to reassure us that everything would be fine
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as in aches
to feel or cause physical pain
my poor head was paining so from all that racket
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Recent Examples of pains
Andréa Morris,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Unfortunately, days before the ceremony, Nelson began experiencing chest pains while visiting with a friend.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Sometimes the sharp pains linger.
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Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Bezos has been at pains to correct assumptions about what Prometheus actually does.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Saliba had been a concern after playing through back pains during Arsenal’s Champions League Final loss.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
But the Spurs have taken pains to accelerate their future and to build chemistry where none existed.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
However, while yellow journalism often resulted in articles that were exaggerated or misleading, TMZ usually takes pains to be rigorous and accurate in its reporting.
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Angelica Kalika,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
Acer was also at pains to point out the large performance differential between the RTX 5070 Ti and the vanilla RTX 5070, which sounds similar.
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John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
His disaffection baffles his acquaintances and pains his tubercular wife (a superb Quinn Jackson), whose doctor (Lambert Tamin) has only contempt for her husband’s agonizing.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
But regret pains them like a knot in their shoulders.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
The colors, pains, pleasures, smells, tastes and sounds, the what-it’s-like of being conscious, are not private inner bits and blobs that philosophers call qualia, floating in a theatre of the mind.
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Andréa Morris,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Unfortunately, days before the ceremony, Nelson began experiencing chest pains while visiting with a friend.
—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Sometimes the sharp pains linger.
—
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Bezos has been at pains to correct assumptions about what Prometheus actually does.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Saliba had been a concern after playing through back pains during Arsenal’s Champions League Final loss.
—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
But the Spurs have taken pains to accelerate their future and to build chemistry where none existed.
—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
However, while yellow journalism often resulted in articles that were exaggerated or misleading, TMZ usually takes pains to be rigorous and accurate in its reporting.
—
Angelica Kalika,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
Acer was also at pains to point out the large performance differential between the RTX 5070 Ti and the vanilla RTX 5070, which sounds similar.
—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
Verb
This one pains me as a Roth-era Van Halen fan, but there is no denying the band found incredible radio success with new frontman Sammy Hagar in the fold.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
His disaffection baffles his acquaintances and pains his tubercular wife (a superb Quinn Jackson), whose doctor (Lambert Tamin) has only contempt for her husband’s agonizing.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
But regret pains them like a knot in their shoulders.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pains
Noun
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Despite Schlossberg's national attention, most current polls show either New York Assemblymembers Alex Bores or Micah Lasher as frontrunners.
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Seek prompt medical attention for deep puncture wounds or wounds contaminated by dirt or debris.
Noun
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A bit of a surprise here, as the Warriors were reportedly shopping the 11th pick in an effort to bolster their roster with a win-now player.
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The search stems from a years-long effort by authorities to revisit information connected to Mansfield, whose family lived on Centerwood Avenue in Hernando County.
Verb
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The clinic states that symptoms of the illness include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, headache, fever and body aches.
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Most people have no symptoms, but mild symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, skin rash on trunk of body and swollen lymph glands.
Noun
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If CosRx can convince people to willingly slather snail mucin on their faces, trusting the brand with hair care is a pretty easy next step.
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Women are far more likely than men to leave the workforce to take care of children or aging parents.
Noun
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In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
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While the artist’s work resonates with audiences around the world, Miami’s deep Caribbean and Latin American cultures, central to the city’s identity, may allow many visitors to connect in a deeper way.
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With the Sox contending for a postseason spot, every day is now important, and the losing hurts more.
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Keeping it becomes the thing that hurts us all.
Noun
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This carefulness is clearly strategic.
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There was no carefulness in it.
Noun
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Because there is so much moisture in the air, your sweat will not evaporate fast enough to naturally cool your body.
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By the end of the movie, even something as natural as daylight has become suffused with a heavenly glow, and the beads of sweat on a dying body sparkle with a beauty that Emily had never been able to find anywhere else in her tragedy of a life.
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“Pains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pains. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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