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Recent Examples of backache
Tylenol can be used to treat a few different conditions, such as: mild to moderate pain, fever, headaches, muscle aches, toothaches, backaches, colds, and discomfort from a vaccine, says Walia.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Some people report cramping pain and backaches in the weeks and months after IUD insertion.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Everything seems to cause a headache and a backache!
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024
Besides the occasional backache, Harold had no history of serious spine problems.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Some people report cramping pain and backaches in the weeks and months after IUD insertion.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Everything seems to cause a headache and a backache!
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 May 2024
Besides the occasional backache, Harold had no history of serious spine problems.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backache
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Read More: The 9 Most Underrated Healthy Foods Flavorings and additives Natural fruit compounds, artificial colorants, and tannins in wine can cause headaches, GI symptoms, or hives in sensitive people.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
22 July 2025
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His salary: $760,000. Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Andy Pages have dealt the Padres numerous headaches.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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Treatment of toothaches depends on the cause but may include professional dental cleaning, placement of a dental filling, root canal treatment, antibiotics, or oral surgery.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
21 July 2025
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Loneliness, everyone agrees, is unpleasant—a little like a toothache of the soul.—
Paul Bloom,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, nausea, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea for those with a mild illness.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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The world is a blur behind tears, an ache in my chest, my biggest pain.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Most people get fever, vomiting, stomachaches and diarrhea after eating tainted food, symptoms that can run for four to seven days.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Rates of depressive symptoms, loneliness and physical complaints such as headaches and stomachaches have also worsened.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Gripe water is an herbal remedy some parents use to ease their babies' gas, colic, or general fussiness.—
Brandi Jones,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Symptoms, called a gallbladder attack or biliary colic, often start after eating a big meal or during the night or evening.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2025
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Shortly after, Bom, of Germany, also developed a sore throat and earache too.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Common symptoms are a persistent sore throat, earache, hoarseness, and a lump in the throat or neck.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer,
Health,
21 Nov. 2024
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And that flutter of success, or pang of failure, lives on well after the competition.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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The first pangs struck in late May, when Werenski and the United States won the gold medal at the IIHF World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden, the first gold for Team USA since 1933.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The digestive support of papaya seeds could potentially result in fewer digestive discomforts like pain, bloating, or gas after eating.78 4.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
30 July 2025
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Remind your team that discomfort is a signal of growth.—
Jill Schulman,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Backache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backache. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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