as in pains
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 pangs
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
These pangs are only compounded by the cliffhanger that concluded Season 2, in which President William Rayburn (Michael McKean) suffered a fatal heart attack and elevated his vice president, Grace Penn (Allison Janney), to the top of the call sheet.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Its high-fiber content combined with it only having 40 to 45 calories per fruit means kiwis can also help with healthy weight management by curbing hunger pangs without adding many calories to your diet.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
After all, who wants to feel the pangs of self-doubt, anxiety, or chronic stress?
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Poor people know the intimate, badgering pangs of hunger, but in Ireland, the memory of the 1845-1848 Famine—the Great Hunger, when one million died from starvation and disease, and another million emigrated—still aches.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Ah, let’s brush away these pangs of insecurity.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Some detail Lucy’s desperate search for a new refrigerator for her mother-in-law during the height of the war, while others show the pangs of jealousy that come with a new relationship.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
These pangs are only compounded by the cliffhanger that concluded Season 2, in which President William Rayburn (Michael McKean) suffered a fatal heart attack and elevated his vice president, Grace Penn (Allison Janney), to the top of the call sheet.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Its high-fiber content combined with it only having 40 to 45 calories per fruit means kiwis can also help with healthy weight management by curbing hunger pangs without adding many calories to your diet.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
After all, who wants to feel the pangs of self-doubt, anxiety, or chronic stress?
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Poor people know the intimate, badgering pangs of hunger, but in Ireland, the memory of the 1845-1848 Famine—the Great Hunger, when one million died from starvation and disease, and another million emigrated—still aches.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Ah, let’s brush away these pangs of insecurity.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pangs
Noun
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But while pains de garde can be eaten all week long, baguettes go stale quickly, leading to significant waste in French households.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Eager to assimilate, Japanese farmers took pains to learn English.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, confusion, loss of balance or seizures.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But for some people, the supplement has been linked to various side effects including headaches, nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, stomach aches, confusion or disorientation, tremors, low blood pressure, irritability, mild anxiety and depression.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The situation remains devastating but what hurts the most is the silence.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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While nothing beats a classic, The Hershey Company knows a new sweet treat never hurts.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Researchers suggested that future studies should include people who actually experience tingles to better understand how ASMR might help with mental health and relaxation.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Alex breaks free and, in a panic, repeatedly stabs Evelyn with the syringe.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Spike takes one of Kelson's tranquilizer darts filled with morphine and stabs Samson in the arm with it.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Pangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pangs. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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