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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Early the next day, Ms. Colon called the New York City medical examiner’s office to say that Mr. Guzman Parra’s dental records could be found at a free clinic in Harlem where he had been treated for a toothache.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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The dietitian said grape skins also contain tannins, which have antioxidant properties and help give red wine a distinct flavor, but they may also be linked to headaches.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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When Maura began shaking and complaining of a headache and shortness of breath, her lawyer says it was dismissed as a panic attack.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
9 May 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
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The rare photo of Aurora that accompanied the revelation that the newborn has colic came after Blanchard shared side-by-side photos to highlight her weight loss transformation.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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They are designed to reduce nipple confusion and help with colic and gas.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It is steeped as a tea in some cultures and used to treat stomachaches, congestion, and sore throats.1 To make your own, steep two leaves per cup of boiling water for five minutes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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Usually, listeria causes stomachaches, headaches, diarrhea, vomiting and muscle stiffness.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Grief arrives in waves — sometimes in quiet tears, sometimes in guttural sobs, sometimes in the simple, brutal ache of reaching for your phone to text her, only to remember a painstaking reality.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Headaches and migraines, which are described as tension-type headaches, are common in women and can be associated with other body aches and pains.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The final Supreme Court argument on May 15 will be one to watch on the issue of Trump’s gripes with nationwide injunctions.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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Our only gripe is that this can run, quite literally, on the runny side.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Earache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earache. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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