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pains

noun as in labor

noun as in toil

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"It pains me to the core that in my country they boo the captain of the national team," he added.

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As superyachts have become a staple of the billionaire class, owners and designers have taken pains to turn multimillion-dollar pleasure vessels into well-appointed floating offices, outfitted with executive desks, sleek wall art and high-speed internet.

“I had some of the biggest aches and pains of my life.”

“But the pains weren’t gone in two days; they were worse, and grew worse still, as if something inside her were encircled by a wire being drawn tighter and tighter to cut it in two.”

Tourism officials acknowledge there have been growing pains.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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