as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon
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Recent Examples of pang
Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
But sometimes your best dinner-planning efforts can’t stave off those hunger pangs.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
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Noun
There were still pangs of disbelief during her press conference.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
But sometimes your best dinner-planning efforts can’t stave off those hunger pangs.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Its sonic trappings are in vogue, but thanks in large part to front-woman Fox Rodemich’s memorable voice, which pangs around the record like a cave bellow, there’s an outlying classic quality to these songs.
—Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017
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Signs and symptoms of infection in humans often include sore throat, cough, fever, runny or stuffy nose, headache, muscle or body aches, fatigue and shortness of breath, the CDC says.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Her father contracted a virus that nearly killed him and involved severe muscle and body aches, a symptom of bird flu.Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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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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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
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One day later Miami would kick off its plans for 2025 right by landing former Georgia starting quarterback Carson Beck in the transfer portal (more on that in a bit), but, still, this Orange Bowl had to sting Cristobal over all that might have been.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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That loss hurt, of course, and losing the Super Bowl this time around would sting, too.Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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The bottom line: For some Democrats, there was more than a twinge of bitterness about just how smoothly the process went.Andrew Solender, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Many consumers, even those who aren’t wine snobs, experience a twinge of doubt when confronted with a screw top.Roger Dooley, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The previous night, Audra McDonald hugged her during a scene and one of the many bobby pins in Woods’s wig pricked her head, making her bleed.Dina Litovsky, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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The first lancet pricked my skin with alarming precision.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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The teen had been stabbed twice in the chest, police said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Emergency crews at 1:43 a.m. received the report that an individual had been stabbed in the chest, according to Tiadora Josef, director of public information and emergency management for the City of Bridgeport.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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On a monthly basis, PPI dipped by 0.1% compared to a 0.1% increase in November, as infrastructure and real estate projects were temporarily suspended during the off-season, the National Bureau of Statistics said, hurting demand for steel.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Pang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pang. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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