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Recent Examples of earache
The earache has faded, Oksana said.
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Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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.
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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.
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Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for earache
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Shortly after, Bom, of Germany, also developed a sore throat and earache too.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for earache
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earache
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Nelson said the friend said Damas had been complaining of a toothache and received ibuprofen from a nurse at the detention facility.
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Forever, his debut album as Hekt, is rich with all the nauseous excitement of a kid trying to square the sugar rush of a Big Gulp with the toothache that comes after.
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That’s when the real headache for businesses began, as customs checks, border controls and reams of paperwork came into force.
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But the move enabled Florida to lock in what will be one of the best top-six forward groups in the league, slotting Brady Tkachuck into the left wing spot on the second line alongside center Sam Bennett and right wing Matthew Tkachuk that will cause opponents major headaches.
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Each tablet contains 200 milligrams of ibuprofen and is one of the best over-the-counter pain relievers for those suffering from conditions such as muscular aches, minor arthritis pain, toothache, backache, menstrual cramps or minor aches.
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For those seeking a productive sort of comfy (i.e. reading instead of zoning out in front of a flatscreen), this club chair has a backrest with a bit of structure—perfect for meeting your nightly page count without a backache.
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This plant, also known as rose bay, may also cause drooling, abdominal pain, depression, colic and even death, according to the ASPCA.
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Parents of children with IBS, colic, or other GI disorders are often doing everything right and still watch their child struggle.
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Children might also experience a loss of appetite, sleep disturbances or physical pain, such as stomachaches.
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Young children often complain of physical symptoms such as stomachaches, develop separation anxiety, and regress to earlier behaviors like bed-wetting.
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Typical symptoms include fever, rash, body aches, headache, nausea and vomiting.
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Best and Last makes a mockery of growing old, entering the real world, trying to hold back the wrinkles and the aches and the creeping sense of mortality.
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Aside from FitzGerald’s gripe, the day’s budget action was a relatively benign way to cap a tumultuous budget process, that was reflected two weeks ago by a demonstration from activists protesting city budget cuts that shut down the City Council meeting for two hours and led to eight arrests.
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Their gripes aren’t just about Sirianni’s outbursts — which, in fairness, mirror those of so many Philly fans.
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“Earache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earache. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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