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as in aching
causing or feeling bodily pain
my legs are sore after that long walk yesterday
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2
as in angry
feeling or showing anger
promise not to get sore if I tell you what I really think of your new hairstyle?
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as in cynical
having or showing deep-seated resentment
he's been sore ever since she insulted him
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as in terribly
to a great degree
I was sore afraid we'd never make it home
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as in swelling
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Recent Examples of sore
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
January was the warmest on record for the globe and, in a vast expanse of global warmth, the US sticks out like a cold,sore thumb.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2023
Keita Bates-Diop (sore back), Josh Primo (stomach illmess).
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2022
Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Oral mucositis is a condition that causes inflammation and sores in the mouth and throat.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The private push for the speaker marks a particularly sore spot for Mayor Adams.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
January was the warmest on record for the globe and, in a vast expanse of global warmth, the US sticks out like a cold,sore thumb.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Adverb
For the Pacers, All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton (knee bruise), center Myles Turner (sore back) and backup point guard T.J. McConnell (sore back) are each questionable to play.
—Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2023
Keita Bates-Diop (sore back), Josh Primo (stomach illmess).
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2022
Noun
For some, chemo mouth can result in mouth sores and other uncomfortable symptoms, like a limited ability to eat, drink or even speak, according to experts.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Oral mucositis is a condition that causes inflammation and sores in the mouth and throat.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sore
Adjective
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Somebody Somewhere is tiny: a gorgeous, introspective, intimate story about a woman with devastatingly mundane problems whose chief obstacle is her own aching sense of grief and dislocation.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2024
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In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.—
Annabel Gutterman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Trashing a guy’s car is nothing new among angry exes, but one Florida woman took it to an absurd level after having a little too much to drink, according to Florida investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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One of her twisted arms is lopped off by an angry audience member and turns into a firehose of blood.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some who do have a cynical view — asking what good was it for people to risk that bridge crossing for Black freedom when young Black people are killing one another in Selma today?—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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The cynical, trend-chasing marketing executive Maya (Kathryn Hahn, playing refreshingly against type) makes Matt look principled by contrast.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Our Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has said that none of these jobs eliminated at FAA were terribly critical to safety.—
Victoria Chamberlin,
Vox,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of these names will not be terribly familiar to MLP fans, or even some die-hard pro pickleball fans.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Early signs include fever, low body temperature, rapid breathing, a fast heart rate, confusion, and the swelling of tissues (edema).—
Matthew Wosnitzer,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms of chikungunya infections include fever, joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling or rash, according to the CDC, and the best way to prevent chikungunya is to avoid mosquito bites.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But his music also encourages discovering your true self, warts and all.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Smith case is one of scores touched by those detectives winding through the courts, warts and all.—
Donna McGuire,
Ian Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Whether a client hires a single architect to design a house or a team to work on a downtown plan with multiple community stakeholders, the architect-client relationship is rarely one of a painful struggle.—
Matt Shaw,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Throughout her childhood, Dee Dee subjected her Gypsy-Rose to years of painful medical procedures that were not needed.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tendrils of hypocrisy appear in 2025 over baseball’s continuing ban of Rose as sports leagues including MLB climb into bed with betting sportsbooks and reap millions from them, while simultaneously acting all aghast and indignant that a player of theirs might dip a toe in gambling.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Sore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sore. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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