as in discomfort
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Recent Examples of soreness
Vitamin D deficiency can also cause muscle soreness when people take statins, said Nissen, of the Cleveland Clinic.
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Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Boyd was scheduled to return earlier but experienced shoulder soreness after his first rehab outing.
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Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Complete protein is generally more effective for muscle repair, though BCAAs may help reduce muscle soreness, particularly when overall protein intake is low.
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Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
23 June 2026
Wetherholt moved to shortstop for the game after Masyn Winn was a late scratch due to left thumb soreness.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Vitello seemed to understand Devers’ reasoning for wanting to stay in the game but also knew that Devers was battling some leg soreness.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Eovaldi, who was pushed back a day because of left knee soreness, has allowed 17 homers in 87⅓ innings after giving up 10 in 130 innings last year.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
Nathan Eovaldi sparkled for five of his six innings after the Texas right-hander's start was pushed back a day because of left knee soreness.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was scheduled to start for the Rangers but was scratched due to left knee soreness.
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Cal Phillips,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
Boyd was scheduled to return earlier but experienced shoulder soreness after his first rehab outing.
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Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Complete protein is generally more effective for muscle repair, though BCAAs may help reduce muscle soreness, particularly when overall protein intake is low.
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Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
23 June 2026
Wetherholt moved to shortstop for the game after Masyn Winn was a late scratch due to left thumb soreness.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Vitello seemed to understand Devers’ reasoning for wanting to stay in the game but also knew that Devers was battling some leg soreness.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Eovaldi, who was pushed back a day because of left knee soreness, has allowed 17 homers in 87⅓ innings after giving up 10 in 130 innings last year.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
Nathan Eovaldi sparkled for five of his six innings after the Texas right-hander's start was pushed back a day because of left knee soreness.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was scheduled to start for the Rangers but was scratched due to left knee soreness.
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Cal Phillips,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soreness
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Red Sox starting pitcher Connelly Early left the game after the fourth inning with left elbow discomfort.
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But protecting children from failure and discomfort is not the same as protecting children.
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These poems acknowledge pain, but identify tenderness in the darker corners of life.
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Many meatball recipes bind the mixture and add tenderness with eggs and breadcrumbs or bread soaked in milk.
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Typical symptoms include fever, rash, body aches, headache, nausea and vomiting.
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Best and Last makes a mockery of growing old, entering the real world, trying to hold back the wrinkles and the aches and the creeping sense of mortality.
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The Hoffmans are suing Boelter for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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Not to mention smoking hot Hart Bochner as the himbo-in-distress.
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Back in Carletonville, Shalom felt a twinge of regret.
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Known to stir up a twinge of anxiety due to the organization’s track record selecting talent in the first round of the NBA Draft, the annual rite of summer has arrived.
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“Soreness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soreness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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