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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
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
The absence of the film’s biggest stars, and arguably one of the biggest movie stars of this year’s muted festival, had been a sore disappointment to the screaming crowds outside the Palais, but Johansson is busy filming the reboot of The Exorcist.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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
Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include seeing or feeling maggots move within a skin wound or sore, or in the ears, nose, eyes or mouth.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Another sore point has been that the $5 Standby Mode now costs $10 per month, even though many Starlink users have been using it as a low-cost option to keep their portable Starlink Mini dishes online rather than completely shut off access.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
The absence of the film’s biggest stars, and arguably one of the biggest movie stars of this year’s muted festival, had been a sore disappointment to the screaming crowds outside the Palais, but Johansson is busy filming the reboot of The Exorcist.
—Jada Yuan, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Adverb
The Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments in September in the case of a man who entered a hospital with COVID-19 in January 2022, developed an infection from a bed sore and died that March.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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
Noun
Of course, your chair should make a visual statement, but no one wants a crick in the neck or a sore lower back after a day of immersing yourself in your latest fiction obsession.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include seeing or feeling maggots move within a skin wound or sore, or in the ears, nose, eyes or mouth.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sore
Adjective
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But these are quibbles when a movie conjures a world as aching and in-between as the one in The Meltdown.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain (1997) Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is an aching, tender slow burn shaped by absence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Linda Hyde, a Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards member since 2014, boarded her Southwest flight on May 21 at Miami International Airport humiliated and angry.—
Ella Moore
Updated May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Elder’s sculpture was sitting outside of Bee Hive KC over Memorial Day Weekend when a man who was visibly angry allegedly began vandalizing the honeybee, according to Elder.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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To start the second half, Australia captain Henry Hutchison made a try-saving tackle on Tristan Leyds, who was then sin-binned for a cynical foul.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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His social commentary reflected disgust with the unfettered capitalism of the Gilded Age, and his cynical aphorisms became widely quoted.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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While there are plenty of moments of necessary humor in the story, with Marquis flexing her knack for comic timing, other moments are terribly uncomfortable to grasp.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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The finish is dry and not terribly long.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The outbreaks of the highly contagious virus - which can lead to brain swelling, deafness and death - came as parents are opting school-age kids out of vaccinations at a record-high rate.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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Symptoms of food allergies include hives, flushed skin, itchy sensation in the mouth, tongue swelling and vomiting, among others.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Part wall wart, part magnetic wireless charger, the StandBy-ready PowerBug is about as unique as chargers come.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 May 2026
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The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The result was a painful correction.—
Robert Ginsburg,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The most painful part of the quarter-long dry spell was that Oklahoma City seemed to have all the answers during San Antonio’s explosive first half.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 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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“Sore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sore. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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