as in pang
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
felt a twinge in her knee on that cold, rainy morning
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David K. Li, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
What follows is a delightfully breezy action flick that may even carry twinges of genre nostalia.
—Gwen Ihnat and Kevin Jaconsen, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
His speech soon turned into a lament twinged with guilt.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Holmberg — who works in group ticket sales for the San Jose Sharks — admitted to feeling some twinge of sadness about his playing career ending.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
What follows is a delightfully breezy action flick that may even carry twinges of genre nostalia.
—Gwen Ihnat and Kevin Jaconsen, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Verb
When Bradish gave up his first hit of the night, the air occupied by the Orioles faithful twinged.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
His speech soon turned into a lament twinged with guilt.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Noun
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But following any club yields the rewards of this beautiful, eccentric game—and, inevitably, even perpetual losers are susceptible to pangs of optimism.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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As early as age six, the fashion editor, now 40, remembers not being able to eat much of anything without feeling pangs of discomfort.Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
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While people, by and large, are more likely to have a job and more likely to have higher wages, that doesn’t mean there isn’t still pain in the labor market or within household finances, Gould said.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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This approach has been used for spine pain for decades, but it is now being applied more widely to pain from other areas of the body.Rachael Rzasa Lynn, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
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Any horror novel worth its salt should make the heart race and the spine tingle, as if a great, hairy spider was skittering along each vertebrae.Jordan Kopy, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Many are made with menthol, peppermint oil, CBD, and arginine to bring the tingles and warmth.Jamie Ballard, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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Individuals experiencing a milder form of the illness typically report symptoms including fever, muscle aches, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The most common symptom is a fever with aches and pains, nausea, vomiting and rash.Jack Moore, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Losing Ngannou seems to have stung far more than White or anyone associated with the UFC was willing to admit.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Though this hobbled Babb’s career, she was stung less by the similarities in Steinbeck’s plot than by the fact that her (stylistically very different) novel received no attention.Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Forget the All Valley — the dojos of Cobra Kai are heading to the global stage, where teams from all over the world are just itching to kick their collective butts.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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However, the league is still itching for further growth, both globally and within the U.S.Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The controllers slide in securely to the grooves in each side, and the design keeps your hands from cramping.K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 9 Oct. 2024
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People with diverticulitis may also experience nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, cramping, bloating, and changes in bowel habits, including constipation or diarrhea.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The best way to shrink the size of your plant is to pinch back stems to three or four leaf segments in spring.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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This week, residents in Venice, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey and Playa Vista have been pinching their noses at the unpleasant oceanic odor.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Twinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinge. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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