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Recent Examples of megrim By 1781, the French word migraine entered the English language as the accepted medical term, replacing older words such as megrim . Sibbie O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
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Noun
  • Instead of standing as a safeguard, Congress has abdicated its responsibility and has been a rubber stamp for the president’s unconstitutional whims.
    Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Managing up doesn't mean sucking up, heeding your boss' every whim, keeping any disagreement to yourself, or bending over backwards to make leaders happy.
    Stav Ziv, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Owning and running the restaurant also meant caring for the vast, aging Foster’s collection while managing the vagaries of heat, cold, humidity and stovetop.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But beyond the vagaries of this clearly religious belief in eternal reward, literature itself offers succor not just for the captive, but its creator.
    Ed Simon September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025

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“Megrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megrim. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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