as in sore
causing or feeling bodily pain
unable to play in tomorrow's football game because of an achy right knee
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Recent Examples of achy
Alleviate Mom’s achy neck, back, and shoulders with this shiatsu massager.
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Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
From monthly periods that leave you tired and achy, to postpartum anxiety, to night sweats and mood swings brought on by menopause, hormones can be partially to blame for a lot of discomfort women face.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2024
Justin Herbert started on an achy right ankle and completed 12 of 18 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown before aggravating the injury midway through the third quarter.
—Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
But what if your tastes change with the seasons or how achy your muscles are after a long, active day?
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
From monthly periods that leave you tired and achy, to postpartum anxiety, to night sweats and mood swings brought on by menopause, hormones can be partially to blame for a lot of discomfort women face.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2024
Justin Herbert started on an achy right ankle and completed 12 of 18 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown before aggravating the injury midway through the third quarter.
—Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
But what if your tastes change with the seasons or how achy your muscles are after a long, active day?
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
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In the mountains, the Westin Riverfront Resort and Spa in Avon offers treatments for dry skin and sore muscles at Spa Anjali.Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 12 Dec. 2024
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Videos—of jaws before and after reshaping with masseter Botox and clips of people swearing by the procedure's ability to calm their sore jaws—have millions of views.Tori Crowther, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Somebody Somewhere is tiny: a gorgeous, introspective, intimate story about a woman with devastatingly mundane problems whose chief obstacle is her own aching sense of grief and dislocation.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Other ministers told their flocks that God was present even in painful, traumatic moments.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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After all, a ring that is too big can easily slip off, while a ring that’s too small can be painful.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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