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
Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Anyone who has consumed the mushrooms and is experiencing symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, nausea, or diarrhea is advised to seek medical attention.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
Navy Beats Army in 1963: The Football Game That Paid Tribute to JFK
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The game was originally scheduled for November 30—just eight aching days after the assassination.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Bird flu symptoms in humans include typical flu-like symptoms such as eye redness, sore throat, runny nose, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, body aches, fatigue, trouble swallowing or fever.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Anyone who has consumed the mushrooms and is experiencing symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, nausea, or diarrhea is advised to seek medical attention.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
The pillow-like memory foam cushioning provides relief for tired and aching feet.
—Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
Navy Beats Army in 1963: The Football Game That Paid Tribute to JFK
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The game was originally scheduled for November 30—just eight aching days after the assassination.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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Unlike other plumpers, this one leaves a slight tingle rather than an overbearing burning sensation- thank goodness!Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
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The juicy dark meat is flavored with a traditional sauce packed with garlic, cumin, coriander and brown sugar for an aromatic sweetness that carries a slight licorice tingle from fennel seed.Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 24 May 2024
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Repealing legislation like the IRA would only hurt this growing industry.Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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McConnell: Busted his face open and hurt his wrist after a fall.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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For people in fashion especially, the mall seems to kick up a particular nostalgia pang—especially around the holidays when so many formative memories were created, and clothing was the indisputable backdrop.Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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During a recent visit to a local museum in southern England, a 9-year-old boy felt a pang of recognition.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Granted, a day of giving thanks can seem a stretch to those pained by the year’s conflicts.Michael Morris, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
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Press interviews seem to physically pain him, as though frittering away time that could be better spent behind the comforting barricade of a keyboard.Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Multichannel Phishing Email Attack As the name suggests, a multichannel attack relies upon leveraging different platforms to complete the phishing sting.Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Speaking about her latest endeavor, Mosley walks PEOPLE through her approach to swindles and stings as viewers will soon see on TV.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The new paintings are often beautiful in more familiar ways than his previous ones, and at the same time throbbing with internal energy.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Production on the new album is led by the duo of Sounwave and Jack Antonoff, who give Lamar pulsing, throbbing beats to smash up against.Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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