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ache

[ayk] / eɪk /


VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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Because where the novel discards the solar-powered robot when she’s no longer needed, the film gives her a cure for an ache she never had.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Angurweet is used as a remedy for ailments including stomach ache.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Still, her transformation of Parton’s clouded sunshine into a feral ache is stunning.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

“You were our hero and our hearts ache in your absence. We love you. We miss you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Nate felt the familiar ache of missing Theo.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

"This includes increased frequency of headaches, irritation, tiredness and stomach aches, reduced sleep duration and quality and increased risk of stress, anxiety and depression," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

"Even inside the house, the smoke gets in. Honestly, since the haze, my body aches, as if I've been beaten up. The immune system is down. I get coughs and colds easily."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

That is, until a few hours later when those uncomfortable muscle aches start setting in.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

People infected with typhus typically develop symptoms within one to two weeks, which may include a fever, headache, rash and body aches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

My head hurts maybe from sleeping too long—and my body aches.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

She wrote that her heart ached most looking at a poster her three children made when they were young.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

Cordova had been working on a Mexican American project, but he ached to create a story that specifically reflected his Ecuadorean background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

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

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025

The soles of her feet ached mercilessly, and her lungs felt tight with each breath.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

My aching nostalgia isn’t limited to how the White House used to operate.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

As the Aedes aegypti mosquito expanded its range across more of the Americas, it brought with it the delirium, jaundice, and aching joints of yellow fever.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The painkiller is usually prescribed for relatively minor conditions, such as aching joints or people recovering from surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The morning after losing to Federer, an aching Willis limped to the shower at 4:30am to get ready for an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Their bodies were bruised and aching from their pounding up and down in the bows, and they were exhausted from lack of sleep.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong


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