Hurts
Pains
Pains noun - An effortful attempt to attain a goal.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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A patient comes into the hospital seemingly well but complaining about pains in her stomach, and when she points to where it hurts Jackie camly informs her that that is not her stomach and that she just had a heart attack.
Source: Hollywood Heart Attack - The Tooth Hurts: This plays a part in The Stray, since the main character has a fear of dentists but starts developing tooth pains partway through the book.
Source: Creator / Dick King-Smith
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