PANGED Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

panged

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past tense of pang

as in pained

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As someone who deals with an immense amount of scrutiny regarding his own appearance, Davidson is pained to see the vitriol another ex, Grande, has been subjected to of late.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Adelman was pained by his Kings exit.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

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One woman writing for Hers described spending about an hour working up the courage for her first weight-loss shot, only to find the thin needle barely hurt.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Higher interest rates definitely hurt the commercial real estate sector from 2022 through 2024, as higher costs for borrowing lowered the value of assets.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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According to testimony, Pham and Salerno moved Collins into the bathroom after Lavery hit her, but Lavery followed and stabbed her over and over, leaving blood on the tiles, walls and shower curtain — which had images of knives on it.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Labour legislator Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in 2016 by a far-right extremist, and Conservative David Amess was stabbed in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the Islamic State group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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By the way the quarterback wrung the most out of John Metchie and a tight-end-by-committee crew with two of his three starting receivers out.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
When cleaning wood or stone, use it barely damp and well wrung, with a pH-neutral cleaner.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026

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To avoid the pitfalls of apps like Tinder and Hinge—where women are vastly outnumbered by men and are therefore overwhelmed by choice while men receive very few matches—FirstDate uses a Nobel Prize-winning matching theory algorithm.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
The Gophers' defense overwhelmed Michigan's offense and quarterback Bryce Underwood Saturday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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