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birth pangs

noun

plural of birth pang
as in contractions

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  1. pains
  2. deliveries
  3. childbirths
Noun
  • The new Brad Pitt vehicle, directed by David Ayer, takes pains to start with a scene that exists only to make this clear.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Joint and muscle pains are all too common for women in midlife.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pains
Noun
  • Guests begin to check in before all the rooms are ready and late deliveries, holes in the ceiling, and complaining guests threaten to derail the opening.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The fact that oil hasn’t gone to $150 (at least not yet) is cold comfort to Americans who have to spend $100 to fill up their tanks or businesses that have to pay high fuel surcharges to get their deliveries.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliveries
Noun
  • The human neurons suffered severe, selective damage, mimicking the cellular breakdown that causes cerebral palsy in human infants during difficult childbirths.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Congo's has among the world's highest rates of both childbirths per woman and deaths around childbirth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of childbirths
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“Birth pangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth%20pangs. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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