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pained

verb

Definition of pained

past tense of pain

as in ached

to feel or cause physical pain my poor head was paining so from all that racket

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Recent Examples of pained Adelman was pained by his Kings exit. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 The emotions ran raw, Grace told Hannity, but other aspects of the case pained her, too. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026 But the record is far less gothic than its predecessor, less obviously pained. — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026 Missing Barcelona pained Vowles and Williams as a whole. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 McNally is still pained by her death. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026 His facial expressions are often pained or bemused. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 All reporting around the deal indicated that Dončić never planned to leave Dallas, and his emotional return to Texas in April indicated that the pain of the surprise move still pained him. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025 Aggrieved and pained, Mary returns from the grave to exact revenge on anyone who steps inside her family home. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025

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Miguel Cabrera ached through his final years with the Tigers.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2026
My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

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Two people, including a 13-year-old boy, were seriously hurt following a small plane crash on Wednesday in West Michigan, according to Michigan State Police.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Kirk made a point to fill his mis en scene with anachronistic technology items like old tape recorders and pay phones — and having access to all of Green Day’s music certainly didn’t hurt.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

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