Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colics
Noun
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The limitations can turn even common ailments — such as toothaches or ear pain — into difficult medical conundrums.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Many indigenous groups harnessed the plant as a painkiller, where it was used to treat everything from toothaches and sore throats to common colds and the flu.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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But the majority now rejects apps and the communication hassles and technology headaches that come with them.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
3 Mar. 2026
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The headaches opening outside New York City are considerably less, and goes beyond more generous margins.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That’s why civil servants in national security, disaster relief and federal science have long taken pains to avoid the political fray.—
Michael Chertoff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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Because the somewhat complex antitrust case is being tried before a 12-person jury, each party took pains to lay out the process, and provide visual explainers, about how an artist works with promoters and others to book a tour, and who profits.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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When the conversation switched to Steph Curry’s absence, Nakase spoke like someone who knows the aches of waiting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The resurgent Miami Hurricanes, several of them battling colds and minor aches, continued to build their resume for the post-season with an emphatic 76-54 home win over Boston College on Saturday afternoon.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s blood sugar levels sporadically spike, and that’s normal, but keeping it steady helps prevent energy crashes, hunger pangs, and mood swings, Dardarian says.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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Many of these issues have been consistent gripes by tennis players, who lack the organized unions seen in sports like the NFL, NBA and MLB.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Health and environment worries Health concerns related to the plant also top many residents’ lists of data center gripes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Colics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colics. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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