panged

verb

past tense of pang
as in pained

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  1. pained
  2. hurt
  3. smarted
  4. stung
  5. stabbed
  6. wrung
  7. overwhelmed
  8. smote
Verb
  • 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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  • Olsen certainly hurt those around him, too, growing up, especially as his addiction spiraled and his platonic, romantic and familial relationships fell apart.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Higher yields and rates, meanwhile, tend to hurt people who are borrowing money.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurt
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  • The abrupt booting smarted even more because no one from Decca had notified Dolly about the decision or given her a heads-up that the press would be calling.
    — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of smarted
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  • And the harsh reviews from her fellow breakers weren’t even what stung Gunn the most.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As a young Black woman, the betrayal stung as much as a rejection by any guy.
    — Sarah Jones, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of stung
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  • Two people were stabbed, one fatally, near Times Square on Monday afternoon, with responding authorities shooting and killing the female suspect, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
  • One of the two people who was stabbed also died, while the other victim was hospitalized in stable condition.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 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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  • Reflecting on her journey, Jones told me last year that her best career advice is to stay open to new experiences and not get overwhelmed by distant goals.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • My mother was never one for parting phrases, mainly because she was overwhelmed by a form of timidity that verged on self-erasure.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 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
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“Panged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panged. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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