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ache

[eyk] / eɪk /


VERB
feeling soreness or dull pain, often physical
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“Though our hearts ache, we take comfort in God’s promise and in knowing he is finally at peace,” Mary Cosby wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

That she is the mother of one of morning TV’s most beloved personalities adds an ache to our empathy.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

“Calle Málaga,” written with Touzani’s husband Nabil Ayouch, is not a passive narrative, though, merely content with the internalized ache of acceptance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Put another way, the artworks in “Duet” express an age-old ache: to remember.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Her words made me aware of the lingering ache in my muscles and the dull headache that I’d carried with me through the day.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros