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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
  • If 2024 was the growing-pains season, when Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese entered as rookies and were still paid around $75,000, 2025 was defined by impending CBA negotiations.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • West Nile symptoms A full 80% of those infected may not show symptoms, but 20% have flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, rash or fatigue.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pains
Noun
  • Trade sources told Reuters that the Saudis informed European customers that some September crude oil deliveries are cancelled.
    — Spencer Kimball,Justina Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Even with new rules designed to clamp down on the physical grappling that has helped make inswinging deliveries so effective, teams are not turning to alternatives.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliveries
Noun
  • 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
  • Many women may not be aware at all that private details of their childbirths were shared with law enforcement.
    — Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 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 16 Sep. 2026.

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