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Recent Examples of soreness
A little while later, the Yankees announced that Fried exited with left elbow posterior soreness.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
The Yankees later announced Fried was dealing with left elbow posterior soreness and will undergo testing on Thursday in New York.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 13 May 2026
In addition, Mbappé has struggled with injury of late and missed Madrid’s match against Barcelona, citing muscle soreness.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
He's listed as questionable, as is point guard De'Aaron Fox — who is dealing with what the Spurs described as right ankle soreness.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Like Crawford, Sandoval was pulled off his rehab assignment last month, due to left biceps soreness.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Upon return, Wagner dealt with lingering soreness and missed nine more games.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Veteran swingman Luke Kennard, on the other hand, was upgraded from questionable to available for Game 2 after being listed on the injury report with neck soreness.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
And while some athletes use cold-water therapy after intense workouts to reduce soreness, Rao said research does not clearly show performance benefits.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
The Yankees later announced Fried was dealing with left elbow posterior soreness and will undergo testing on Thursday in New York.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 13 May 2026
In addition, Mbappé has struggled with injury of late and missed Madrid’s match against Barcelona, citing muscle soreness.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
He's listed as questionable, as is point guard De'Aaron Fox — who is dealing with what the Spurs described as right ankle soreness.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Like Crawford, Sandoval was pulled off his rehab assignment last month, due to left biceps soreness.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Upon return, Wagner dealt with lingering soreness and missed nine more games.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Veteran swingman Luke Kennard, on the other hand, was upgraded from questionable to available for Game 2 after being listed on the injury report with neck soreness.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
And while some athletes use cold-water therapy after intense workouts to reduce soreness, Rao said research does not clearly show performance benefits.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soreness
Noun
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Fortunately, the Panthers traded up in the second round to take Texas Tech defensive lineman Lee Hunter before knowing about Wharton’s neck discomfort, according to Canales.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Wired ran a story about the butt pillows used by OpenAI’s phalanx of lawyers and executives, including the president and co-defendant, Greg Brockman, to insulate themselves from the discomfort of the court’s benches.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The mood is loaded like a memory, possessing a tenderness that goes beyond the usual pre-disaster movie tension.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Poppy has done an amazing job adapting Chloe’s beloved books, and the way both writers capture young people’s lives with such empathy, tenderness and honesty feels truly extraordinary to me.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Among the symptoms people reported were gastrointestinal illness, fever, general malaise, pneumonia, fatigue, aches and respiratory symptoms.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The man sought medical care twice — first with a fever, muscle aches, chills, headache and fatigue, then with vomiting and diarrhea.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Is rapid weight gain the cause of the patient’s distress?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Developer John Dewberry bought the building out of distress in 2010 for $36 million.—
Savannah Sicurella,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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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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Ball’s game-winning overtime layup capped a wild evening that included a twinge of controversy.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Soreness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soreness. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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