birth pangs

plural of birth pang

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth pangs
Noun
  • Monster has debuted into this very fraught political moment where, despite no evidence showing a link between violence and transness, right-wingers have gone to great pains to paint almost every mass shooter who makes front page news as trans in hopes of stripping trans people of their rights.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • The medium-firm memory foam balances a cozy, sink-in feeling with actual support that won’t leave you with aches and pains come morning.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These types of deliveries were highlighted by The Athletic in the summer as a speciality of Zubimendi’s, and one of these was pivotal to Arsenal’s second goal, too.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • It is built to handle deliveries ranging from medical kits to drones.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Birth pangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth%20pangs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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