as in discomfort
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soreness
Noun
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As for the backlash from other family members, Hughes says the OP shouldn't take responsibility for their discomfort.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025 -
In a sport where losses far outnumber wins, success requires learning to embrace discomfort and grow stronger from each challenge.—
Samantha Bergin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Friedland builds her drama through sharp honesty, and tough as its material may be, few films are so tonally flexible, so able to turn on a dime: stray moments of tenderness, humility, even absurdity poke through, with a love and care for Ruth shown by characters and creators alike.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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That means taking off your shoe and sock and checking for any sign of injury such as any tenderness, swelling, bruising, deformity, laceration or bones sticking through the skin.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Strep throat can cause symptoms like severe sore throat, sudden fever, and body aches.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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People of all ages can fall sick with the bug, which typically begins with the victim suffering from stomach pain, fever, and body aches.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Mexico, Canada, and China are the first, second, and third largest trading partners of the U.S. Markets React to Tariff Disruption Equities markets indicated distress in a number of ways.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Get ahead of a tween’s difficult feelings by recognizing the early signs of emotional distress, such as disruption in sleep and less interest in their hobbies, and reroute all-or-nothing thoughts, suggests Daniel Huy, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at Hackensack Meridian Health.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But these little twinges the audience might feel about everyone being mortal only added, if anything, to the evening’s personal potency, and the vitality of a reconvening of the tribe that supported the Wilson sisters from the outset, along with strays picked up during the MTV years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then, as the show progresses into new story lines and the rest of the cast tries to carry on without their key player, almost like a phantom limb, the audience feels a constant twinge that something is missing.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2024
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“Soreness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soreness. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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