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
CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
The net result is the uncanny feeling that the whole room has been seen, recorded, lost, then lovingly recreated, each element conjured by a human being with a memory that aches.
—Sarah Archer Gisela Williams Martha Cheng Carla Valdivia Nakatani Ryan Haase, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Mild symptoms include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, among others.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
My heart aches for the incredible cast, crew and writers who gave their all to tell this story.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
The net result is the uncanny feeling that the whole room has been seen, recorded, lost, then lovingly recreated, each element conjured by a human being with a memory that aches.
—Sarah Archer Gisela Williams Martha Cheng Carla Valdivia Nakatani Ryan Haase, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ache
Noun
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Feeling that glimpse, at my luckiest moments, as an electric tingle racing the length of my spine.—
Leath Tonino,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
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Powered by pink clay and charcoal, Amika Reset Pink Charcoal Scalp Cleansing Oil gently absorbs impurities while soothing with a refreshing menthol tingle that takes wash day to luxurious new heights.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Speaking of credit scores, contrary to popular opinion, having multiple credit cards won’t hurt you.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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The matches are now much more likely to reverse course if one team is pulling ahead — that certainly can’t hurt.—
Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Nodding toward this Odyssean journey, Wang’s novel presents a familiar tale of war and homecoming, rife with correspondence, death, and pangs of yearning for a beloved back home.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Taken together, these individuals’ collective experiences force us to expand our understanding of the accomplishments and costs of the Civil War, and to weigh anew the pangs that accompanied the new birth of freedom.—
Robert Colby,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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An idiosyncratic personal reckoning with the recent death of his mother that gradually expands to take in the perspectives of his kith and kin, the film has the busy, varied emotional intensity of many a family gathering: pained one minute, uproarious the next.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Fans of football surely are both thrilled and pained at this matchup.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The woman was then taken to a local hospital where she was treated for the sting.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The effects of a state championship At the end of a state championship game for any sport, there are two staples: The winner with tears of joy and the loser enduring the sting of defeat.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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My toothache throbbed all the way down my neck as my cab passed shop windows filled with fresh pasta the color of spring hay, icebergs of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and ladies forming tiny tortellini around their fingertips, before dropping me off at an anonymous building in the centro storico.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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The next morning, my legs were still throbbing but guess what?—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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