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Other common symptoms include: Fever Chills Swollen lymph nodes
Exhaustion
Muscle aches and backache
Headache
Respiratory symptoms (e.g., sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough)
If you may have been exposed to mpox and experience any symptoms, contact your doctor, the CDC suggests.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Despite the backaches, headaches, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, sweating and various other physical manifestations from Clarke’s manifestation of the Murdaugh family patriarch, Jason was never going to actually catch up to Alex on the scale.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
And your lower trapezius muscles weaken and strain against the upward pull, leading to backaches and pain around the scapulae.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
One of our testers, who deals with backaches, says the EcoCloud is pressure-relieving in their lower lumbar area.
—Claudia Fisher, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Despite the backaches, headaches, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, sweating and various other physical manifestations from Clarke’s manifestation of the Murdaugh family patriarch, Jason was never going to actually catch up to Alex on the scale.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
And your lower trapezius muscles weaken and strain against the upward pull, leading to backaches and pain around the scapulae.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
One of our testers, who deals with backaches, says the EcoCloud is pressure-relieving in their lower lumbar area.
—Claudia Fisher, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backache
Noun
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Finn was experiencing headaches and nausea, which led to an emergency room visit and a sudden diagnosis.—
Jori Parys,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms can include fever, headache, facial swelling, malaise and swelling of the salivary glands.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Family says untreated toothache became deadly infection.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The limitations can turn even common ailments — such as toothaches or ear pain — into difficult medical conundrums.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The device, which is cleared by the FDA for withdrawal mitigation from opioid use disorder, works by abating severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats, and the inability to keep food down, according to George Rizk, an executive board member with NET Recovery.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The device abates severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats and the inability to keep food down, according to George Rizk, an executive board member with NET Recovery.—
Bri Buckley,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That’s right, Mel’s sister is waiting in chairs with a terrible stomachache.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Salmonella in pets, as in humans, can lead to diarrhea, which can get bloody, vomiting, fever and stomachaches.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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His digestive system was wrecked by recurring dysentery and colic, and the calomel prescribed by his doctors only made things worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Best homeopathic or organic baby gas relief product This natural remedy for babies, which can be used up to six times per day, is formulated to relieve colic, gas and reflux symptoms in a way that is fast, safe, gentle and great-tasting.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The earache has faded, Oksana said.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Shortly after, Bom, of Germany, also developed a sore throat and earache too.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Noun
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The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s blood sugar levels sporadically spike, and that’s normal, but keeping it steady helps prevent energy crashes, hunger pangs, and mood swings, Dardarian says.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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During the public hearing on Monday, Connecticut residents, as well as some Republican lawmakers, expressed discomfort with the idea that license plate readers could be used to track their vehicles and the vehicles of others.—
Sara Bedigian,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mazur pitched three scoreless innings this spring and began feeling elbow discomfort last week and recently was examined by surgeon James Meister, who is performing the procedure.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Backache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backache. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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