pangs 1 of 2

plural of pang

pangs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pangs
Verb
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
  • For many, the virus results in flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea or rash, per the CDC.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • In April, 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise, a Haitian, died while being held at GEO’s Pompano Beach facility after complaining of chest pains.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • About one in five people infected with West Nile virus will have the symptoms, including fever, headache, body aches and nausea.
    Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • With three intensities for both kneading and air compression settings, this massager can relieve sore muscles and soothe aches on the spot.
    Emma Ashe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is where Reed Garrett’s injury hurts the Mets; the right-handed reliever is more platoon-neutral.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Mayor Koch is only feeding into the doubters and deniers who fail to recognize that sometimes the truth hurts, but what’s the other option?
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Alex breaks free and, in a panic, repeatedly stabs Evelyn with the syringe.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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