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Recent Examples of backache
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.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Some people report cramping pain and backaches in the weeks and months after IUD insertion.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Everything seems to cause a headache and a backache!
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024
Besides the occasional backache, Harold had no history of serious spine problems.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Some people report cramping pain and backaches in the weeks and months after IUD insertion.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Everything seems to cause a headache and a backache!
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024
Besides the occasional backache, Harold had no history of serious spine problems.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backache
Noun
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The variant has similar symptoms to other strains, including fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, sore throat, congestion or a runny nose, new loss of taste or smell, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, nausea or vomiting.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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These included headaches, hand pain, forearm pain, nerve damage in his left elbow, fatigue, decreased stamina and erectile dysfunction, according to the lawsuit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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The health benefits of wild garlic Wild garlic appears to have a host of healthy properties and has long been used in Europe and Asia as a homeopathic remedy for everything from toothaches to bloating to the flu.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2025
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When incurred from other causes, the same disease is sometimes called a toothache in the rear end.—
Robeson Bailey,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2025
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Symptoms of West Nile include fever, headache, aches, soreness, joint pain, rash, gastrointestinal symptoms and decreased consciousness.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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Symptoms listed by the health agency still include sore throat, cough, fever, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, congestion, runny nose, loss of taste or smell, fatigue, muscle aches, body aches, headache, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Usually, salmonella means a few days of diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomachaches.—
McClatchy Staff,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2025
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Usually, salmonella just means a few days of diarrhea, vomiting, fever and stomachaches.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Symptoms, called a gallbladder attack or biliary colic, often start after eating a big meal or during the night or evening.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
11 June 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
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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
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Irritation in your throat and certain nerves can lead to sore throat, cough, trouble swallowing, and earache.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
5 Oct. 2024
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Even though diet culture often frames snacking as a negative—an unbridled act of gluttony at best, and a sign of moral weakness at worst—reaching for an edible pick-me-up when the hunger pangs hit is the most natural thing in the world.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 June 2025
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In fact, no other fixture in Latin America symbolizes so intensely the visceral and contradictory pangs many people feel toward the U.S. than the Panama Canal.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
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The discomfort of starting over became the foundation of everything that mattered afterward.—
Kirsten Ludwig,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Other potentially irritating ingredients include fermentable fibers like inulin and carrageenan, gums and thickeners like xanthan gum, and sugar alcohols that can produce gas as a byproduct and trigger stomach discomfort, Sharp says.—
Sonya Collins,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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“Backache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backache. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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