birth pangs

plural of birth pang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth pangs
Noun
  • Colleagues who failed to take similar pains earned his everlasting disdain.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Like regular depression, SAD can cause negative feelings like hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and guilt; fatigue or reduced energy; a loss of interest in hobbies and activities; and even physical aches and pains (including headaches, cramps, and digestive problems).
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In some Michigan counties, Medicaid covers more than half of all childbirths.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The city delivered more than 9,000 bins this week, but deliveries of trash bins won’t be complete until next spring.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Aid deliveries continue Deliveries of aid into Gaza will continue on Monday after Israel announced they would be halted on Sunday, a senior Israeli official told CNN.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Birth pangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth%20pangs. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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