birth pangs

plural of birth pang

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth pangs
Noun
  • But while pains de garde can be eaten all week long, baguettes go stale quickly, leading to significant waste in French households.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Eager to assimilate, Japanese farmers took pains to learn English.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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    Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Each box of pods follows the same format as their whole bean deliveries, single origin from a range of different coffee-producing countries and ready to drop right into a Keurig machine.
    Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Birth pangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth%20pangs. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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