panged

verb

past tense of pang
as in pained

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  1. pained
  2. hurt
  3. stung
  4. stabbed
  5. wrung
  6. overwhelmed
  7. smote
  8. oppressed
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  • Hargitay, unable to speak to or know her mother, spent much of her life pained by the compromises Mansfield had made.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Adelman was pained by his Kings exit.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Definition of pained
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  • Analysts had long worried that a collapse of Evergrande could trigger wider risks for China’s property market, hurting homeowners and the broader global financial system.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Residents in some of those markets continue to raise concerns about drone noise and privacy and how those issues could hurt property values.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurt
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  • Spray the nest from a distance to reduce the chances of being stung.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • More than 3,100 people have been stung at Bolsa Chica and Huntington State Beach so far this year, which is at least double last year's total.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of stung
Verb
  • During the dispute, the female allegedly stabbed the male multiple times.
    — CBS News Miami Digital Team, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Witnesses have said that Anthony, a Black student from Centennial High School, stabbed Austin Metcalf, a white Memorial High student, after Metcalf tried to remove Anthony from the Memorial tent at the April 2025 track meet.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of stabbed
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  • When cleaning wood or stone, use it barely damp and well wrung, with a pH-neutral cleaner.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On the other hand, detective Paul Johnson, who wrung out false confessions from the four boys, never expresses any remorse.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrung
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  • The wait times also help ensure that the site doesn’t get overwhelmed by demand.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Abrams was able to return to the song without being overwhelmed by the feelings that came with writing it.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • At some point, the glass negative cracked, and a thin black lightning strike of a line smote General Terry in the chest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of smote
Verb
  • And women, being oppressed in that way in that realm, have been able nonetheless to engage with the more emotional maturity.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Man oppressed woman legally, economically, socially, educationally, morally, professionally and religiously.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of oppressed
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“Panged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panged. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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