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Recent Examples of earache
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.
—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
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
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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.
—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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earache
Noun
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Nelson believes his brother could not speak clearly because the toothache had developed into an abscess and his jaw had swollen.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But that pattern of inequality was roughly consistent across space, unlike the sharp modern gaps between countries, and even kings and popes died of illnesses and suffered from toothaches like everyone else.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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However, the ink was barely dry when new revelations emerged last week that pose a fresh headache for Cannon.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Authorities said Koc and Alshmari attacked the victim, causing a split lip and headaches.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This condition, called diastasis recti, can cause ongoing abdominal pain and backache long after delivery.—
Jennifer Byrne,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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Forty-somethings looking for a stay near nature without the backache of sleeping in a tent?—
Jenny Willden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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His digestive system was wrecked by recurring dysentery and colic, and the calomel prescribed by his doctors only made things worse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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That’s right, Mel’s sister is waiting in chairs with a terrible stomachache.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Salmonella in pets, as in humans, can lead to diarrhea, which can get bloody, vomiting, fever and stomachaches.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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And that dawg had a tummy ache.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The bumps and bruises, aches, pain and fatigue that comes with air travel and sleeping in hotels and the unrelenting schedule takes its toll.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One gripe being made by some fans is that whenever a project isn’t successful and has a female or Black lead — especially titles made by Disney — that those creatively responsible suggest fans were too sexist or racist to appreciate their efforts.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, United’s management hopes that the upgrades shown off over two days at Los Angeles International Airport this week will leave no ground for gripes.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Earache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earache. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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