as in discomfort
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Recent Examples of soreness
For Tosi, the long journey started with a struggle to diagnose some arm soreness.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Key Takeaways Fish oil supplements may help reduce muscle soreness and inflammation after workouts, especially after intense resistance training or eccentric exercises.
—Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 2 June 2026
Like Sandoval, Crawford missed the entire 2025 due to injury, in his case due to knee soreness and later a wrist injury suffered in an accident at home.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
The ace right-hander hadn’t pitched since April 17 because of arm soreness.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Quarterback Mac Jones was dealing with some shoulder soreness and didn’t throw during team periods Thursday.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Rojas was announced as a scratch due to posterior elbow soreness an hour before the game started, pressing Woods Richardson back into starting duty.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Sabrina Ionescu missed her second consecutive game due to back soreness after missing Monday’s loss because of her healing left ankle.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Bubic experienced soreness in his pitching elbow and has been sidelined since May 18 (retroactive to May 15).
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026
Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Key Takeaways Fish oil supplements may help reduce muscle soreness and inflammation after workouts, especially after intense resistance training or eccentric exercises.
—Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 2 June 2026
Like Sandoval, Crawford missed the entire 2025 due to injury, in his case due to knee soreness and later a wrist injury suffered in an accident at home.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
The ace right-hander hadn’t pitched since April 17 because of arm soreness.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Quarterback Mac Jones was dealing with some shoulder soreness and didn’t throw during team periods Thursday.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Rojas was announced as a scratch due to posterior elbow soreness an hour before the game started, pressing Woods Richardson back into starting duty.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Sabrina Ionescu missed her second consecutive game due to back soreness after missing Monday’s loss because of her healing left ankle.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Bubic experienced soreness in his pitching elbow and has been sidelined since May 18 (retroactive to May 15).
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soreness
Noun
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On Wednesday, Rollins urged pet owners to keep a close watch for signs of discomfort, open wounds or larvae or eggs near body openings.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The shortstop, who turns 22 next week, has been out with back discomfort since late February and has since been rehabbing at the Phillies’ complex in Clearwater, Fla.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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With spare, gripping sentences, Cagnati tells a sobering tale of suffering and tenderness.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Jack wanted to find the tenderness in a story most people remember as relentless.—
Joel Wilson,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Most adults including pregnant people either have no symptoms or experience mild, flu-like illness such as fever, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, and muscle or joint aches.—
Dr. Megan Yanny,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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As Rayo grew sicker with nausea, chills and aches, staff moved him into a cinderblock isolation cell with a surveillance camera overhead for closer monitoring and to prevent the spread of disease.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Jurors awarded Nancy Iskander another $35 million for serious emotional distress and $34 million to Zachary, the youngest brother, for emotional suffering.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The filing alleges Hubbard experienced gastrointestinal illness, sepsis, and other long-term complications, while the child reported nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distress.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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There was a twinge of disruption, because Alexander Zverev (29) and Daniil Medvedev (30) introduced a blend of unreturnable serving and baseline dexterity that briefly forced even the Big Three to patch their software.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Those of us who are now in our 90s might be forgiven a twinge of nostalgia for that moment.—
Fran Moreland Johns,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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“Soreness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soreness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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