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Recent Examples of backache
Before getting her period, your daughter may experience mood changes, headaches, cramps, or backache.
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Cordelia Nwankwo, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Researchers found that for people with a history of backache, participating in a walking program stretched out the time between back pain episodes from 112 to 208 days.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Tylenol can be used to treat a few different conditions, such as: mild to moderate pain, fever, headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches, colds, and discomfort from a vaccine, says Walia.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Everything seems to cause a headache and a backache!
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024
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Cordelia Nwankwo, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Researchers found that for people with a history of backache, participating in a walking program stretched out the time between back pain episodes from 112 to 208 days.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Tylenol can be used to treat a few different conditions, such as: mild to moderate pain, fever, headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches, colds, and discomfort from a vaccine, says Walia.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Everything seems to cause a headache and a backache!
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backache
Noun
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If the thought of budgeting gives you a headache, there's another way to approach managing your money without tracking every expense or obsessing over spreadsheets.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Symptoms of the more serious illness include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis, according to the CDC.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tylenol is used to treat a several conditions, such as mild to moderate pain, fever, headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches and colds.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Cloves, a common household spice, have long been used as a home remedy for toothache and other forms of pain.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
26 Aug. 2025
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That includes neck, back and shoulder aches, and fragmented sleep from switching positions more often throughout the night.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the Panthers’ internal pain, there’s also an ache that everyone around the organization feels for Barkov because of the Olympics.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Physical symptoms can include headaches, stomachaches, and muscle tension.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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Most people get high fever, nausea, diarrhea, stomachaches and muscle stiffness.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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With gallstones, the pain is known as gallbladder attacks or biliary colic.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2025
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The rare photo of Aurora that accompanied the revelation that the newborn has colic came after Blanchard shared side-by-side photos to highlight her weight loss transformation.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Shortly after, Bom, of Germany, also developed a sore throat and earache too.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Common symptoms are a persistent sore throat, earache, hoarseness, and a lump in the throat or neck.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer,
Health,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Each pang of anxiety over my son’s disinterest is tempered by that memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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When asked about the overlap of Sosh-Lightsy’s firing and FIRE’s data showing MTSU students' discomfort expressing controversial ideas, Paulson said the law was likely on MTSU’s side in this case.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Instead, stand firm and push through this discomfort into the next, new chapter of your life.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Backache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backache. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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