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stinging

adjective as in painful

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She made a quick reference to Democrats' stinging election defeat in November, but then quickly pivoted to Trump.

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Bakole found some success, drawing blood from Parker's nose with an uppercut followed by a stinging left to the body.

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Avon and Somerset Police said 10 people - including the boy - were complaining of stinging or itchy eyes and skin, but "responded well to treatment" at the scene.

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When his turbulent presidency ended after a stinging reelection loss in 1980, Carter retreated to Plains, his political career over.

Rodriguez also voiced frustration with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, an agency partially funded by the city that was recently the subject of a stinging audit.

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

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