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Recent Examples of soreness
LaVine is not listed on the injury report after missing Wednesday’s 121-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors due to lower back soreness.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Already without Keegan Murray (offseason surgery), Sacramento also ruled out Domantas Sabonis (left rib cage contusion) and Zach Lavine (low back soreness).
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers opened Wednesday with an unfortunate injury update, listing Austin Reaves — the team’s primary ball-handler and playmaker alongside Luka Doncic — as questionable for their matchup against the San Antonio Spurs due to right groin soreness.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The Lakers ruled Reaves out for Wednesday’s matchup because of right groin soreness, the same injury that kept him out of Monday’s road win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
The Heat didn’t have Powell because of right groin soreness, an injury that occurred during Tuesday’s morning shootaround.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Mavericks eventually ruled Davis out with lower left leg soreness.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
This could include the sensation of breathing, pain or soreness in part of the body, or the temperature in your bedroom and the weight of your comforter.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Nuggets forward Cam Johnson dealt with right shoulder soreness and didn’t finish Monday night’s game against Minnesota, but coach David Adelman was not too concerned about long-term ramifications after Denver’s 127-114 win.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Already without Keegan Murray (offseason surgery), Sacramento also ruled out Domantas Sabonis (left rib cage contusion) and Zach Lavine (low back soreness).
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
The Los Angeles Lakers opened Wednesday with an unfortunate injury update, listing Austin Reaves — the team’s primary ball-handler and playmaker alongside Luka Doncic — as questionable for their matchup against the San Antonio Spurs due to right groin soreness.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The Lakers ruled Reaves out for Wednesday’s matchup because of right groin soreness, the same injury that kept him out of Monday’s road win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 5 Nov. 2025
The Heat didn’t have Powell because of right groin soreness, an injury that occurred during Tuesday’s morning shootaround.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The Mavericks eventually ruled Davis out with lower left leg soreness.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
This could include the sensation of breathing, pain or soreness in part of the body, or the temperature in your bedroom and the weight of your comforter.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Nuggets forward Cam Johnson dealt with right shoulder soreness and didn’t finish Monday night’s game against Minnesota, but coach David Adelman was not too concerned about long-term ramifications after Denver’s 127-114 win.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soreness
Noun
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Between 13 to 84% of postmenopausal women experience vaginal pain during intercourse, with pelvic floor tension being one of the many reasons behind the discomfort.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
4 Nov. 2025
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Drinking green tea in very large amounts may raise the risk of gastrointestinal discomfort, sleep problems, high blood pressure, and liver injury.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What surprised me most about her — or what was revealed in me through her — was tenderness.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Flaky buttermilk biscuits meet the sweet tenderness of cornbread in this bake.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, confusion, loss of balance or seizures.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Grace appears dazed when others pick up on her ache, and takes a perverse pleasure in Jackson’s struggle to deal with her deteriorating mental health.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Certain symptoms that signaled addictive food behavior were also more common among women, like inability to decrease intake, greater cravings and distress about their consumption.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
11 Nov. 2025
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Roughly half of all low-income countries are in or near debt distress, which can significantly exacerbate food insecurity.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Even folks who seem to have it all together, like Ron’s slick CEO Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips), only ever seem one twinge of embarrassment away from falling off the deep end.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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But unlike the billions of other web-using inhabitants of planet Earth, the 72-year-old Canter feels an ever-so-slight twinge of culpability for all that digital junk that rockets across the internet each day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Soreness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soreness. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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