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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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Longer sales cycles and shrinking deal sizes are becoming big headaches for sales leaders.—
Sarah Goodall,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The world’s most valuable company may now be facing another China headache, just days after Beijing deemed the chipmaker to have violated the country’s antitrust legislation.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Best for: Headaches, arthritis, toothaches, muscle aches, sprains, strains.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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Because sometimes, the slow erosion of a relationship isn’t caused by infidelity at all, but by the quiet ache of a partner who gives just enough to get by.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Flu symptoms can include aches, cough, fatigue, fever, headache, sore throat and a stuffy or runny nose, according to the CDC.—
Sara Schilling,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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High fever, stomachaches, diarrhea, stiffness and muscle aches often accompany listeria.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Tarnopolsky notes that downing creatine alongside a small portion of food may help prevent any stomachaches.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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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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After all, who wants to feel the pangs of self-doubt, anxiety, or chronic stress?—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But honestly, for me at least, there were also pangs of a quite familiar feeling: mom guilt.—
Sona Charaipotra,
Parents,
29 Aug. 2025
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Leaders who can hold steady in discomfort and facilitate honest, respectful conversations help teams move from impasse to progress.—
Sally Percy,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The pre-waxed strips latch onto hairs with the strength of a baby’s fist, yanking them out right at the roots with about as much discomfort as ripping off a (very sticky) Band-Aid.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Backache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backache. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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