as in tingle
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
a dull pounding ache in his head
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Recent Examples of ache
Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Symptoms of lactic acidosis include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, body aches, respiratory distress, abdominal pain and fast, deep breathing.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Less common symptoms are: Low-grade fever or chills Headache
Muscle aches.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Get a head start on healing the aches and pains, many of which are never publicized, during the offseason.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Symptoms of lactic acidosis include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, body aches, respiratory distress, abdominal pain and fast, deep breathing.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
The usual culprits consist of a dry mouth, throbbing headache, aching fatigue, and potentially a bout of nausea.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Less common symptoms are: Low-grade fever or chills Headache
Muscle aches.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ache
Noun
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The world's largest slithering snake is sure to send a tingle down your spine.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Unlike other plumpers, this one leaves a slight tingle rather than an overbearing burning sensation- thank goodness!Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The first-term mayor said $17.8 million in LAFD reductions hasn't hurt efforts to knock down the still out-of-control Palisades Fire.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Can Berube afford to have more of those mistakes in his own end hurt a team that’s already short-handed?Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Everyone experiences pangs of loneliness on occasion.Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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For people in fashion especially, the mall seems to kick up a particular nostalgia pang—especially around the holidays when so many formative memories were created, and clothing was the indisputable backdrop.Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Granted, a day of giving thanks can seem a stretch to those pained by the year’s conflicts.Michael Morris, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
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Press interviews seem to physically pain him, as though frittering away time that could be better spent behind the comforting barricade of a keyboard.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
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Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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Understanding why employers lean towards internal hires provides clarity and reduces the emotional sting of rejection.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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It’s heard in markets or throbbing from taxi radios and speakers in rickety roadside bars.Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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From the ankle that throbs as if it had been twisted, to the head that feels as if it had been placed in a bench vise, the body is a ladder whose rungs are aches and pains.Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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