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Recent Examples of earache
Shortly after, Bom, of Germany, also developed a sore throat and earache too.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Common symptoms are a persistent sore throat, earache, hoarseness, and a lump in the throat or neck.
—Sayaka Blickenderfer, Health, 21 Nov. 2024
In some cases, students may even attend with an earache, diarrhea or wheezing, according to the health department’s guidelines.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2024
While children may have a harder time distinguishing a bug in their ear from a general earache, adults should be able to tell right away.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Common symptoms are a persistent sore throat, earache, hoarseness, and a lump in the throat or neck.
—Sayaka Blickenderfer, Health, 21 Nov. 2024
In some cases, students may even attend with an earache, diarrhea or wheezing, according to the health department’s guidelines.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2024
While children may have a harder time distinguishing a bug in their ear from a general earache, adults should be able to tell right away.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earache
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
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The material challenges pile up: escalating mortgage bills, downgrading their car, a persistent toothache that mirrors his internal rot, and the devastating notice of an impending foreclosure on his childhood home.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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Think peachy-bright, brunchy, and a little flirty without the headache.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sonny Fouts, 71, has had a headache, stomachache and trouble sleeping since seeing news reports that the 37-year-old ICU nurse had been fatally shot by ICE agents Saturday, the vet and retired musician told People.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Forty-somethings looking for a stay near nature without the backache of sleeping in a tent?—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Other common symptoms include: Fever Chills Swollen lymph nodes Exhaustion Muscle aches and backache Headache Respiratory symptoms (e.g., sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough) If you may have been exposed to mpox and experience any symptoms, contact your doctor, the CDC suggests.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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Best homeopathic or organic baby gas relief product This natural remedy for babies, which can be used up to six times per day, is formulated to relieve colic, gas and reflux symptoms in a way that is fast, safe, gentle and great-tasting.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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This origin underscores dill’s long-standing role as a calming remedy, traditionally used to relieve colic, indigestion, and pain.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Jan. 2026
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Sonny Fouts, 71, has had a headache, stomachache and trouble sleeping since seeing news reports that the 37-year-old ICU nurse had been fatally shot by ICE agents Saturday, the vet and retired musician told People.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even just writing about it is giving me a stomachache.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2026
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Both Bird and Clausen play this mounting nightmare with the appropriate ache and desperation, elevating the emotional tenor of Chiarella’s sad, frequently bleak film.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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The detox massage worked deep into the hiking aches.—
Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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His gripes are reasonable given UCLA was the only Big Ten team to play five of its first seven conference games on the road – a stretch in which the Bruins went 4-3, with each of their losses coming away from Westwood.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Raffensperger tries a new strategy This is a longtime bipartisan gripe with Georgia’s campaign finance laws.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Earache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earache. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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