as in sorrow
deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved
the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war
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Recent Examples of heartache
There were a lot of heartaches, no’s, crying, bottoms of the barrel.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
My heartaches for those still in harm’s way or mourning greater losses.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2025
Haley Mlotek’s new book provides neither catharsis nor remedies for heartache, but rather a tender exploration of human intimacy.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
Residents, friends and classmates attended the vigil, expressing their disbelief and heartache over London’s death.
—Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
My heartaches for those still in harm’s way or mourning greater losses.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Jan. 2025
Haley Mlotek’s new book provides neither catharsis nor remedies for heartache, but rather a tender exploration of human intimacy.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
Residents, friends and classmates attended the vigil, expressing their disbelief and heartache over London’s death.
—Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartache
Noun
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Now his parents have photos of Sammy on the North Carolina campus during a visit, a condolence letter from the university and deep sorrow for a life cut short.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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But Magnani elevates Serafina into a lightning storm of rage, sorrow, and vengeance.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope has provided grief support to adults, children and families in the area since 1981, with no charge for services, the release noted.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Death Takes Me, instead, suggests that personal grief and political anger can find expression, too, through ambiguity and irony—and even laughter.—
Nicolás Medina Mora,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The first Trump Administration didn’t deliver many material gains to the rural poor—deaths of despair continued to rise, and wages continued to stagnate—but at least Trump spoke to their anguish and seemed outraged on their behalf.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Garcia’s damages included physical pain, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, humiliation, inconvenience, grief, disfigurement, physical impairment, anxiety and emotional distress, according to a recording of the verdict from Courtroom View Network.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But similarly damaging and strong tornadoes have touched down in the past decade, including one on Dec. 10, 2021, when a horrific EF4 tornado tore across western Kentucky, killing scores of people and leaving behind unimaginable heartbreak and damage.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, seven major champions, including Lowry, Clark, McIlroy, Day and Bradley, will vie for one of the golf’s biggest prizes and a $4 million winner’s purse during a weekend rarely lacking in a drama and heartbreak at Bay Hill.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Heartache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartache. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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