as in toothache
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Recent Examples of earache
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
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
Humans have been using castoreum for more than 2,000 years, mostly to cure ailments like headaches, earaches, toothaches, fevers and gout.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
Her son, Cowboy, had to live with the knowledge that his father had tried to kill him, with only luck and an earache saving him from dying in the explosion at the Smiths’ house.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
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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
Humans have been using castoreum for more than 2,000 years, mostly to cure ailments like headaches, earaches, toothaches, fevers and gout.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
Her son, Cowboy, had to live with the knowledge that his father had tried to kill him, with only luck and an earache saving him from dying in the explosion at the Smiths’ house.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earache
Noun
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My toothache throbbed all the way down my neck as my cab passed shop windows filled with fresh pasta the color of spring hay, icebergs of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and ladies forming tiny tortellini around their fingertips, before dropping me off at an anonymous building in the centro storico.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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The stress of a demanding media schedule supporting her Best Actress Oscar nomination may have manifested with a toothache.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Aside from her talk about specific songs, Roan also opened up about the creative process, which can sometimes be a massive headache, despite her being known for her catalog of fun and peppy songs.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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Making matters worse, China’s been a real headache for Starbucks, even before the tariffs, on increasing local competition and tepid growth in the world’s second-largest economy.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Before getting her period, your daughter may experience mood changes, headaches, cramps, or backache.—
Cordelia Nwankwo,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2025
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Researchers found that for people with a history of backache, participating in a walking program stretched out the time between back pain episodes from 112 to 208 days.—
Don Rauf,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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They are designed to reduce nipple confusion and help with colic and gas.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Short-term symptoms of lead poisoning include headaches, abdominal pain, colic, vomiting and anemia.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Some people may have stomachaches due to achlorhydria (low stomach acid production).—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2025
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Physical symptoms of emotional distress (like headaches and stomachaches) is taxed, but physical injuries or sickness is not.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The disease moves quickly, with patients experiencing high fever, body aches, weakness, headache, a sore throat and, in some, a red, spotty rash.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The symptoms described—initial fatigue and aches, followed by high fever and a debilitating cough—were similar in several other cases mentioned by SHOT.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Our main gripe is with the number of parts this cup comes with and must be kept track of in order to use it.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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As economic conditions appear to worsen, opinions of Trump are slipping Multiple polls published over the last week found that less than half of Americans approved of the president, with most pointing to President Trump's handling of the economy as the reason for their gripes.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Earache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earache. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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