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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth pangs
Noun
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My adolescence was an ordinary one, its joys and pains small.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026 -
Melania takes pains to include many shots of her and Donald acting like a loving couple, which threatens to take the film out of the realm of nonfiction.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those challenges included Hurricane Andrew in 1992, which interrupted deliveries of stone crabs from a Keys fishery and required cleanup around the grounds — after Jesse stepped down before his death at 86 in 1994.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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More recent national averages from 2021 to 2023 were $2,563 for vaginal deliveries and $3,071 for C-sections.—
Angela Palermo
February 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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