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With gallstones, the pain is known as gallbladder attacks or biliary colic.
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
The rare photo of Aurora that accompanied the revelation that the newborn has colic came after Blanchard shared side-by-side photos to highlight her weight loss transformation.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
They are designed to reduce nipple confusion and help with colic and gas.
—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
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Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
The rare photo of Aurora that accompanied the revelation that the newborn has colic came after Blanchard shared side-by-side photos to highlight her weight loss transformation.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
They are designed to reduce nipple confusion and help with colic and gas.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colic
cramps
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The Jayhawks were down to basically five players the final 20 minutes because of the recurring cramps issue that limited Darryn Peterson to 3 minutes, 14 seconds of play in the second half and what’s believed to be a knee bruise that benched Elmarko Jackson the entire second half.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2026
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After two riveting semifinals, in which Alcaraz managed cramps and a rising Alexander Zverev to win in five sets, before Djokovic stunned Jannik Sinner with a crashing baseline performance, fate has delivered a simple equation.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Colic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colic. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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