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smarted

verb

past tense of smart

as in ached

to feel or cause physical pain the injection only smarted for a moment

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Recent Examples of smarted The abrupt booting smarted even more because no one from Decca had notified Dolly about the decision or given her a heads-up that the press would be calling. — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

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My teeth ached and my pulse raced just walking into this everyday Halloween.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
When Tom Stoppard died last year, my heart ached in all the ways a heart does when a great light — and one that has helped to illuminate your own particular path — goes out.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Sep. 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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