Thesaurus results for BIRTH PANG

birth pang

noun

Definition of birth pang

as in contraction

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Recent Examples of birth pang Such monstrosities, we were told, were merely the birth pangs of a new and mostly peaceful nation. — Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 The new Germany couldn’t tell its birth pangs from its death rattles. — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024 And the Affordable Care Act, for all of its birth pangs and flaws and the Republican efforts to repeal it, remains the law of the land. — Peter Baker, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 His knack for conveying compositional struggle ingeniously reflects his theme — a nation’s birth pangs. — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2020 But for Chollet, as for Obama, this apparent defect is actually a strength, and the current world disorder is less the result of flawed U.S. strategies than the birth pangs of a new and better order. — Derek Chollet, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2016

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Noun

Analysts who spoke with ABC News said the Houthis have the capacity to force a contraction of maritime activity in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Coffee was, however, associated with more premature ventricular contractions in one trial.

— Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of contraction

Noun

Prolonged time sitting in front of computers can result in poor posture, not to mention aches and pains.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Bacillus cereus is a type of bacteria that causes food poisoning, with symptoms that include vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pains that usually last around two days, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Definition of pains

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Company executives have stated that engine deliveries are rising in line with Boeing’s production goals, ensuring sufficient supply as airlines continue expanding their long-haul fleets.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
The mix is too crisp and modern, the songs too short, Åkerfeldt’s delivery methods too to-the-point.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

Definition of delivery

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For Jill Little, the director of YPP, the program has been a steadying force in walking alongside the girls through the uncertainty of pregnancy, childbirth and raising a child.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Both of their parents die—their father in a train accident and their mother in childbirth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of childbirth

Noun

For Jill Little, the director of YPP, the program has been a steadying force in walking alongside the girls through the uncertainty of pregnancy, childbirth and raising a child.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Just a decade ago, pregnancy would frequently signal the end of a female athlete’s professional career.

— PJ Green July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of pregnancy

Noun

In fact, for millennia the role of mothers has included not only childbearing and education but also protection over the community as a whole, especially through advocacy for peace.

— Marie-Claire Beaulieu, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Poor women’s childbearing, particularly among Black and immigrant populations, was increasingly portrayed as a driver of intergenerational poverty and social disorder.

— Sonya Borrero, STAT, 1 May 2026

Definition of childbearing

Noun

Filicetti also said Shaw recently gave birth to another baby prematurely through a cesarean section and that her husband is taking care of the child.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
His ability to perform a cesarean section — something Doc couldn't dream of — forces the town to reckon with an ugly part of their collective conscience.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Definition of cesarean section

Noun

This pattern spans over a decade, indicating a remarkable fidelity to the Ashburton River and its surrounding creeks as critical parturition sites.

— Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
His mother paced the spacious birthing stall, working off the pains of parturition, with half the placenta, neatly tied up by an attending stable hand, still hanging out of her.

— William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021

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