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
Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Is available in combination products that contain other medications, such as acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) or ibuprofen (the active ingredient in Advil and Motrin), to help with pain and body aches.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
So many of our own were on this tragic flight and my heart aches, for them and for everyone part of this devastating accident.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Those with the flu are encouraged to rest, stay hydrated, and use over-the-counter medications to alleviate aches and fever if necessary.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Is available in combination products that contain other medications, such as acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) or ibuprofen (the active ingredient in Advil and Motrin), to help with pain and body aches.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
Director Sally Aitken’s nature documentary comes as a balm in a season aching for uplift.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
So many of our own were on this tragic flight and my heart aches, for them and for everyone part of this devastating accident.
—Erin Hill, People.com, 30 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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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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Now that the hunger pangs have started, here's some National Bagel Day deals to consider.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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 parents had invented the child, the scorpion sting, and the islet burial in order to manipulate the Greeks into letting them in, and human-rights organizations and journalists had broadcast the fraud to all the world.—
Lauren Markham,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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However, the part that stings is the 2028 pick swap.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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