smarted

past tense of smart

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smarted
Verb
  • Miller's heart ached for his city.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • By the end of her climb her thighs cramped, her left foot ached, and Grandma Blue was an angry bull.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Paul’s assistance doesn’t hurt.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • One Battle After Another is full of pointed little moments like that, details that are at first funny — Lockjaw’s too-tight shirts, a group of separatists’ badly done face tattoos — but ultimately convey contempt for people who wield their power exclusively to hurt others.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Smarted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smarted. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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