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ached

VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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Quiroz, on the advice of a therapist, cried with him, explaining that she, too, ached with pain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Then as now, I wanted to watch movies until my knees ached.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

"My heart ached, and I could only pray: 'God, please don't let that happen.'"

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

He ached to become speaker of the House, but when Spiro Agnew resigned the vice presidency in disgrace in October 1973, President Richard Nixon was compelled by the 25th Amendment to fill the vacancy—abracadabra: Ford.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024

His hand ached from trying to hold on to Abby’s tree.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret



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