panged

Definition of pangednext
past tense of pang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for panged
Verb
  • But the record is far less gothic than its predecessor, less obviously pained.
    Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Missing Barcelona pained Vowles and Williams as a whole.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • It was later changed due to players getting hurt.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • However, having players of those caliber on the court, both of whom have either been to the NBA Finals or won it, certainly shouldn't hurt.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Anyone who is stung repeatedly or has trouble breathing should call 911.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • These scandals stung at the time, but looking back, Cyrus wouldn’t have changed a thing.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Muhammad later returned to the restaurant with a knife and mask and allegedly stabbed Harris, according to police.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Taylor was fatally stabbed in 2000 in a stairwell in Peckham, South East London, just metres from his home.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Decades of warming have wrung many parts of the US dry.
    Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Cover the area with a kitchen towel that has been soaked in hot water and then wrung out.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Her husband said in a statement the family is overwhelmed by community support as the search intensifies.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Ultimately, the Gophers — making their first NCAA tournament since 2018, and first Sweet 16 since 2005 — were overwhelmed by their Big Ten rival’s size and experience.
    John Shipley, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At some point, the glass negative cracked, and a thin black lightning strike of a line smote General Terry in the chest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Much of progressive ideological frameworks tend to divide the world into oppressors and oppressed.
    Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Jesse Jackson was an ambassador of hope for the oppressed, who met with kings and queens and presidents and dictators and clergy of all the great religions.
    CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Panged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panged. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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