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
But the plot never changed: The Eras Tour, bottomline, was the story of how a girl grows into a woman, and all the heartache and delight that comes with that time.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2024
That’s not unlike the experience audiences had watching the hit TV show Reservation Dogs, which blended humor and heartache in a way that reflects Native realities.
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—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
All around the world, there's been so much heartache the last few years that people get desensitized and numb to everything.
—Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Sydney Freeland’s Rez Ball is a classic tale about the struggle, heartache, and triumph of high-school basketball.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2024
That’s not unlike the experience audiences had watching the hit TV show Reservation Dogs, which blended humor and heartache in a way that reflects Native realities.
12.
—Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
All around the world, there's been so much heartache the last few years that people get desensitized and numb to everything.
—Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Sydney Freeland’s Rez Ball is a classic tale about the struggle, heartache, and triumph of high-school basketball.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
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Those little eyebrows pinched in sorrow or remorse?Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Because, Linford says, while sorrow is real, the final word is joy.Jason DeRose, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Twenty years later, that woman (Cate Blanchett, as always a star) and the boy's father (Kevin Kline) must reckon with their lives then and now, and the complicated emotions of grief, rage and regret.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Having experienced grief really recently myself — my dad died mid-filming of the season — that is how grief works.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mass killing database:Revealing trends, details and anguish of every US event since 2006 How many school shootings took place in 2024?Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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What follows is a study in guilt, responsibility, and anguish, all told in ashamed interiority on Murphy’s face.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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There will always be crime, poverty, disappointment and heartbreak.Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The network made over 100 titles accessible on their website and app until January 1, 2025, and many of the films rely on similar tropes of small-town romances or Christmas heartbreak.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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