as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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Recent Examples of heartache
In 2023, Fogerty finally acquired the publishing rights to his music, ending decades of legal attempts and personal heartache.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Opting to reach an agreement on custody and critical parenting decisions in advance likely saved a significant amount of time and heartache, allowing the family to rebuild and adjust to their new normal.
—Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This honesty saves everyone time and heartache.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
These folks won’t desert their teams, no matter how many NFL Sundays end in heartache.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Opting to reach an agreement on custody and critical parenting decisions in advance likely saved a significant amount of time and heartache, allowing the family to rebuild and adjust to their new normal.
—Morgan Mouchette, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This honesty saves everyone time and heartache.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
These folks won’t desert their teams, no matter how many NFL Sundays end in heartache.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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Buckley navigates the film in elemental sorrow without sentimentality, delivering what many consider the performance of the year, and undoubtedly her career so far.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now, their families are turning sorrow into service.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the r/MyBoyfriendisAI subreddit, many users posted about their grief.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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As her power-hungry characters go through the five stages of grief, denial is the hardest one to let go of.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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White’s dialogue is unsentimental but rife with anguish; Owen Teague and a seductive, destructive Abbey Lee give the pain its due.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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His murder was met with fury and anguish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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Soon, Fischnaller set her sights on the 2022 Games, determined to not let her last Olympic memory be one of heartbreak.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Broadus lamented being unable to see her baby girl take her first steps, bring her to her first day of school and support her through the highs and heartbreaks of life together.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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