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aching heart

NOUN
broken heart
Synonyms


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In the meantime, we have Wyle, the actor who gave the show its aching heart.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2025

“Ni Mi Madre” is an aching heart wrapped in laughter and a long white dress — an offering of understanding and forgiveness, presented on the altar of bruised inheritance.

From New York Times Aug. 26, 2021

I spent middle school alone with an anxious, aching heart.

From Slate Mar. 13, 2019

The point guard also was managing an aching heart, as Tuesday would’ve been the 23rd birthday of his late sister, Chyna, who was killed in a single-car accident on April 15.

From Washington Times May 3, 2017

He had young Baby Kochamma’s aching heart on a leash, bumping behind him, lurching over leaves and small stones.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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