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as in aching
causing or feeling bodily pain
my legs are sore after that long walk yesterday
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
promise not to get sore if I tell you what I really think of your new hairstyle?
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as in cynical
having or showing deep-seated resentment
he's been sore ever since she insulted him
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as in terribly
to a great degree
I was sore afraid we'd never make it home
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as in swelling
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Recent Examples of sore
Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 20 Mar. 2026
With Anthony Edwards laboring because of a sore right knee, Randle and Ayo Dosunmu stepped in to pick up the scoring slack.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2025
Her cheeks grew sore from smiling.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
More Common Ways Herpes Spreads Herpes spreads through direct contact with a sore or through viral shedding (the release of an active virus) from the skin, saliva, or genital fluids, even without a visible sore.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
My thighs were more sore than my face.
—Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 20 Mar. 2026
With Anthony Edwards laboring because of a sore right knee, Randle and Ayo Dosunmu stepped in to pick up the scoring slack.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
He was originally injured in Week 1 against Seattle, playing start to finish and woke up the next morning sore.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2025
Her cheeks grew sore from smiling.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
And my back is also a little sore after the kids practiced their best wrestler moves on me.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
More Common Ways Herpes Spreads Herpes spreads through direct contact with a sore or through viral shedding (the release of an active virus) from the skin, saliva, or genital fluids, even without a visible sore.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sore
Adjective
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The dramatic and aching second movement, according to Egarr, may have been a love letter to one of Beethoven’s romantic interests.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
21 Feb. 2026
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And no matter what the ultimate tally, every individual is an aching, terrible loss.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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House Republicans are angry that the bill passed early Friday by the Senate does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Unfortunately, they have been taught to evaluate online communications with that cynical approach.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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There's far more acceptance for shows trying to be different than ever before, whether the programme is cynical or hopeful in nature.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Had something gone terribly, terribly wrong?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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Something is terribly wrong in Chicago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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If not treated early, the infection can progress to more serious symptoms, such as joint swelling and arthritis, nerve pain, tingling or numbness, facial muscle weakness, heart inflammation and difficulties with memory or concentration.—
Emily Bache,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Far too often, symptoms such as fatigue, swelling, shortness of breath and nerve pain are misdiagnosed or dismissed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The general store transitions to massive profit margins via every wart of United States history, no significant devastation is spared, no milestone overlooked.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The table springs into action to defend him and go after Michael (a wart with eyes), first with Johnny dragging him for using the fact that someone was forced into the closet against them.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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My ila facial was pure joy—no painful extraction or aggravating scrubs here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Both seasons were painfully funny (often just painful), but the humor sometimes got lost as time has proven even its most over-the-top bits eerily correct.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Still, these many practicalities fuse with the film’s emotional stories of indignant independence and romantic conflict thanks to a sense of analytical observation that is inherently social.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Sore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sore. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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