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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 aches
Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Ebola causes a hemorrhagic fever, with symptoms that start with fever, aches, pains and fatigue before progressing to diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding, according to the public health agency.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Among the symptoms people reported were gastrointestinal illness, fever, general malaise, pneumonia, fatigue, aches and respiratory symptoms.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Common hantavirus symptoms include fever, muscle aches, stomach pain, and nausea.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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
Listeriosis can cause symptoms of fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, chills, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, difficulty breathing and chest pain.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Other early-onset symptoms may include fever, chills, muscle aches, headaches, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes fatigue, fever, muscle aches, abdominal problems, headaches, chills and dizziness in the early stages, and late symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Early symptoms of the disease include fever, aches in the muscles and joints, severe headache, fatigue and sore throat.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
The often-fatal virus, which causes fever, body aches, vomiting and diarrhea, spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected persons, contaminated materials or persons who have died from the disease, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The virus can cause a severe respiratory illness called Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome that includes early symptoms of fatigue, fever and muscle aches.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Most infected people show no symptoms, but about one in every five may develop fever, headache, body aches, or joint pain.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Early symptoms can resemble influenza or pneumonia, including fever, chills, headaches and muscle aches, but more serious symptoms such as shortness of breath and fluid in the lungs can set in within four to 10 days.
—Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
In many ways, Kris aches to be reduced to such simple matter, to strip away all of her heady anxiety and surrender to basic want.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Noun
Scott said Stafford developed symptoms that can resemble other diseases including fever, aches, chills and fatigue -- which can make Ebola difficult to diagnose and treat.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Ebola causes a hemorrhagic fever, with symptoms that start with fever, aches, pains and fatigue before progressing to diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding, according to the public health agency.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Among the symptoms people reported were gastrointestinal illness, fever, general malaise, pneumonia, fatigue, aches and respiratory symptoms.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Common hantavirus symptoms include fever, muscle aches, stomach pain, and nausea.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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
Listeriosis can cause symptoms of fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, chills, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, difficulty breathing and chest pain.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Other early-onset symptoms may include fever, chills, muscle aches, headaches, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Verb
Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea and a rash.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes fatigue, fever, muscle aches, abdominal problems, headaches, chills and dizziness in the early stages, and late symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Early symptoms of the disease include fever, aches in the muscles and joints, severe headache, fatigue and sore throat.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
The often-fatal virus, which causes fever, body aches, vomiting and diarrhea, spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected persons, contaminated materials or persons who have died from the disease, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
The virus can cause a severe respiratory illness called Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome that includes early symptoms of fatigue, fever and muscle aches.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Most infected people show no symptoms, but about one in every five may develop fever, headache, body aches, or joint pain.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Early symptoms can resemble influenza or pneumonia, including fever, chills, headaches and muscle aches, but more serious symptoms such as shortness of breath and fluid in the lungs can set in within four to 10 days.
—Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
In many ways, Kris aches to be reduced to such simple matter, to strip away all of her heady anxiety and surrender to basic want.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aches
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Ebola causes a hemorrhagic fever, with symptoms that start with fever, aches, pains and fatigue before progressing to diarrhea, vomiting and bleeding, according to the public health agency.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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But in the four years between the two terms, Xi had taken pains to ensure this tactic would no longer work, with export controls on rare earth metals that are indispensable to American arms manufacturers and carmakers.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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Losing Evans, linebacker Lavonte David and cornerback Jamel Dean hurts, but the Bucs deserve the benefit of the doubt until someone else in this division proves something.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Truncating the final season so drastically definitely hurts the first half of the series finale, which feels chaotic and rushed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Down to the volatile sound design and pangs of romantic yearning, to say nothing of the first-person cinematography lensed by Dhont regular Frank van den Eeden, this movie follows Pierre’s every move from the inside out.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Help keep your hunger pangs at bay while on a road trip or at the office with this multi-pack of trail mixes.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
11 May 2026
Verb
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My boredom typically spurs feelings of frustration, guilt, shame—and long nutritionless spells of goggling, slack-jawed, at celebrity news on my phone while the world throbs around me.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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Pain that is not a word throbs in his shoulders, awakens him each morning.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
6 Jan. 2026
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Researchers suggested that future studies should include people who actually experience tingles to better understand how ASMR might help with mental health and relaxation.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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