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Recent Examples of ache
Noun
If exposed to dead or dying birds that have avian flu and symptoms — fever, cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, body aches, headaches, eye redness, vomiting or diarrhea — develop, antiviral medications are available. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025 Also, the luxe spa touts anti-aging facials, decadent body wraps, and massages focused on relieving the aches and pains that come with an active lifestyle. Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
The usual culprits consist of a dry mouth, throbbing headache, aching fatigue, and potentially a bout of nausea. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Less common symptoms are: Low-grade fever or chills Headache Muscle aches. Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ache 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ache
Noun
  • The world's largest slithering snake is sure to send a tingle down your spine.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike other plumpers, this one leaves a slight tingle rather than an overbearing burning sensation- thank goodness!
    Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The first-term mayor said $17.8 million in LAFD reductions hasn't hurt efforts to knock down the still out-of-control Palisades Fire.
    Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Can Berube afford to have more of those mistakes in his own end hurt a team that’s already short-handed?
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Everyone experiences pangs of loneliness on occasion.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Verb
  • Granted, a day of giving thanks can seem a stretch to those pained by the year’s conflicts.
    Michael Morris, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.
    George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Understanding why employers lean towards internal hires provides clarity and reduces the emotional sting of rejection.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • It’s heard in markets or throbbing from taxi radios and speakers in rickety roadside bars.
    Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
  • From the ankle that throbs as if it had been twisted, to the head that feels as if it had been placed in a bench vise, the body is a ladder whose rungs are aches and pains.
    Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024

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“Ache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ache. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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