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They are designed to reduce nipple confusion and help with colic and gas.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Short-term symptoms of lead poisoning include headaches, abdominal pain, colic, vomiting and anemia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Another, Alice Payne, who stayed with Brehon Family Services in Tallahassee, appreciated the help employees gave during her infant daughter’s bouts of colic in 2014.
—Laura C. Morel, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
But Lady, kept at a cheap stable in Weehawken, died of colic.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Short-term symptoms of lead poisoning include headaches, abdominal pain, colic, vomiting and anemia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Another, Alice Payne, who stayed with Brehon Family Services in Tallahassee, appreciated the help employees gave during her infant daughter’s bouts of colic in 2014.
—Laura C. Morel, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
But Lady, kept at a cheap stable in Weehawken, died of colic.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colic
cramps
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The most common symptoms are diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the CDC.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms of foodborne illnesses include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramps and fever, according to the CDC.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Colic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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