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
The mostly Millennial demographic was not in the mood to mosh or jump, perhaps due to achy knees and work in the morning.
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Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
This could help reduce your symptoms, as inflammation contributes to the stuffy, achy feeling associated with head colds.282929
Vitamin K is commonly found in multivitamins (typically less than 75% of the Daily Value).
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
Billy Ray Cyrus, Christmas in Canaan (2009) Miley Cyrus' dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, will touch your achy breaky heart with this Hallmark Channel film about race relations in Texas, based on Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport's book by the same name.
—EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
And while the most obvious repercussion—an achy neck—may seem annoying but harmless, the reality can actually be more serious.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
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Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
This could help reduce your symptoms, as inflammation contributes to the stuffy, achy feeling associated with head colds.282929
Vitamin K is commonly found in multivitamins (typically less than 75% of the Daily Value).
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 17 Dec. 2024
Billy Ray Cyrus, Christmas in Canaan (2009) Miley Cyrus' dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, will touch your achy breaky heart with this Hallmark Channel film about race relations in Texas, based on Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport's book by the same name.
—EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
And while the most obvious repercussion—an achy neck—may seem annoying but harmless, the reality can actually be more serious.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
Adjective
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One-Hour Payouts, Guaranteed Payout delays have long been a sore spot for prop traders.—
Somesh Kapuria,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, the playoff losses to the San Francisco 49ers sting and the postseason blowout to the Green Bay Packers stick out like a sore thumb.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Trump also makes clear his intent to apply painful public and government pressure on private-sector DEI practices as well, and does not cloak his reasons.—
The Editors,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Spanish government is moving to rein in real estate purchases by foreigners and curb the spread of short-term rentals, part of a series of measures that officials say are necessary to alleviate a painful housing crunch that has rapidly become one of the worst in Europe.—
Liz Alderman,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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