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ached

VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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Her mother ultimately relented and let her daughter attend art school, but Kusama ached to stretch beyond the country’s traditional Nihonga painting style.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Before Edward and Bella took over the world, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” viewers ached for David Boreanaz’s Angel and James Marsters’ Spike, centuries-old bros who fall for a very special high school blonde.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Those ached more than stung and left me completely voiceless for the following 24 hours.

From Slate Apr. 18, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 2026

On and on she went until her arms ached and her breath came in short gasps.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer



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