as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon
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Recent Examples of pang
Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The immediacy of hunger pangs makes focusing on the future a challenge.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Its sonic trappings are in vogue, but thanks in large part to front-woman Fox Rodemich’s memorable voice, which pangs around the record like a cave bellow, there’s an outlying classic quality to these songs.
—Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
Verb
Other coaching clients describe getting pangs of guilt about adding complex assignments to direct reports’ already heavy workloads.
—Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The immediacy of hunger pangs makes focusing on the future a challenge.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pang
Noun
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While the disease is not contagious, symptoms include cough, fever, headache, muscle aches, and shortness of breath, and can be treated with antibiotics.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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Less common symptoms: Eye inflammation, fatigue, sleep disturbances, stiff neck, fever, and body aches have also been linked to Lyme disease infections.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Franc Roddam, the British film and TV impresario who owns MasterChef, has said that he is pained by the presenter misconduct scandal that has engulfed the UK series.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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This is unjust, and this injustice has genuinely pained me.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The tingle of lemongrass, kaffir lime and galangal ride the sour pop that springs right up into your sinuses and evokes fragrant memories of Thailand.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Celebrity makeup artist Dom Della assures that, unlike other super spicy plumping options, this offers more subtle results with a cooling minty tingle.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As for the number of people stung, the beach patrol doesn’t have numbers.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
30 July 2025
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The other hallmark symptoms include swelling—especially around the lips, eyelids or extremities—and a burning or stinging sensation in affected areas.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The burrata is cool and rich, faintly sweet and a plenty salty with a twinge of sourness.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Richarlison was taken off at half-time, then Maddison and Solanke were taken off after feeling knee and quad twinges respectively.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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However, in Cambrai, a girl who had reported being pricked with a syringe actually had only been scratched in a crowd, La Voix du Nord reported.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Twelve suspects have been arrested in France following 145 people across the country claiming they’d been pricked with syringes during a nationwide music festival over the weekend, according to several reports published Monday.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Promes has lodged an appeal against his conviction and is fighting an additional 18-month sentence, imposed in 2023, for stabbing his cousin.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Louisville Metro Police Detective Ashley Schaefer previously said investigators believe a woman was stabbed sometime after Langford allegedly broke into her home in the 100 block of South Whipps Mill Road Aug. 8, abducting her and two of her children.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And, before getting hurt, Paredes trailed just Altuve for leading the team in home runs.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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However, earlier this year, the CFPB dropped its suit against EWS, along with several other cases against companies that had been accused of hurting consumers.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Pang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pang. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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