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Recent Examples of earache
Humans have been using castoreum for more than 2,000 years, mostly to cure ailments like headaches, earaches, toothaches, fevers and gout.
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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
Swimming in polluted water can lead to illnesses, such as nausea, sore throat, earache, skin rash, or fever.
—Emma Obregón Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Cruise ship medical facilities can treat a wide range of ailments, from earaches to heart attacks.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
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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
Swimming in polluted water can lead to illnesses, such as nausea, sore throat, earache, skin rash, or fever.
—Emma Obregón Dominguez, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
Cruise ship medical facilities can treat a wide range of ailments, from earaches to heart attacks.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earache
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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.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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Their toothache will be from your sweetness, not from candy.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
28 Oct. 2024
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At the Brentwood location of popular Italian eatery Jon & Vinny’s, staff complained of headaches and sore throats in a text message group chat.—
Suhauna Hussain,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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The common symptoms of POTS include light-headedness, fainting, brain fog, fatigue, headache, blurred vision, tremors, and nausea.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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Some people report cramping pain and backaches in the weeks and months after IUD insertion.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
2 Oct. 2024
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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
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Another, Alice Payne, who stayed with Brehon Family Services in Tallahassee, appreciated the help employees gave during her infant daughter’s bouts of colic in 2014.—
Laura C. Morel,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Sep. 2024
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There are passages about headaches, hosiery, walnuts, stomachaches, laundry.—
Molly Young,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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The vast majority of the 1.35 million who get infected each year spend four to seven days dealing with diarrhea, stomachaches and fever.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2024
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This all-purpose first aid kit from First Aid Only contains 299 pieces of emergency medical supplies for minor cuts, scrapes, and aches and pains.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2025
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What Are the Symptoms of Flu? Symptoms usually come on suddenly, according to the CDC, and can include fevers above 100.4 degrees F, dry cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches, chills and occasionally nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Carti’s tendency to shroud himself in mystery is both the key to his allure and his audience’s biggest gripe.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
8 Jan. 2025
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Online, conservatives and liberals alike have expressed reactions ranging from indifference to schadenfreude over Thompson's murder, citing their gripe with the U.S. healthcare system and the companies, like UnitedHealth, that have denied their medical claims in the past.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Earache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earache. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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