as in discomfort
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soreness
Noun
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Kier’s Goal – This is, as some expected, a pursuit of a life free from pain, or even discomfort.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Like anxiety, a heart attack can also cause chest pain, heaviness, or discomfort.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Carson instills in her hints of humanity and tenderness underneath a hardened exterior.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Equally distinctive is Grade’s tenderness toward religious tradition, which has few parallels in twentieth-century Jewish literature.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dehydration contributes to headaches, body aches, dry mouth, and fatigue associated with hangovers.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Arising 4-6 weeks after exposure, common symptoms include sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, and head and body aches.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the Santa Monica test location after the rains, the level of beryllium — a metal that is toxic to fish and corals and causes respiratory distress in humans — was more than 10 times the maximum limit allowed.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The result: Some doctors and hospitals have held back on treatments, waiting for the fetal heartbeat to stop or for patients to wind up in undeniable distress.—
Kavitha Surana,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But these little twinges the audience might feel about everyone being mortal only added, if anything, to the evening’s personal potency, and the vitality of a reconvening of the tribe that supported the Wilson sisters from the outset, along with strays picked up during the MTV years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then, as the show progresses into new story lines and the rest of the cast tries to carry on without their key player, almost like a phantom limb, the audience feels a constant twinge that something is missing.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2024
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“Soreness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soreness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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