1
as in job
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
filling out all the required forms was a real headache
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2
as in nuisance
something that is a source of irritation
one of the headaches of being a band teacher is never knowing if the school's music program will be cut
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Recent Examples of headache
Heavy rains are expected through Monday evening as the afternoon’s deluge led to flash flood warnings, advisories to avoid the MacArthur Causeway due to flooding and headaches at the airports, authorities said.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 June 2025
The airport has been in the news for disruptions for a month now, and travelers are worried about what those high-profile headaches mean for their trips.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Other pluses: Like the Glencairn, it is reasonably priced and small enough that one glass sipped between page turns of a good book should not lead to a headache the next morning.
—Tom Mylan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025
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May 14, 2025
The secondary depth could cause headaches for Clinkscale.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 June 2025
The airport has been in the news for disruptions for a month now, and travelers are worried about what those high-profile headaches mean for their trips.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Other pluses: Like the Glencairn, it is reasonably priced and small enough that one glass sipped between page turns of a good book should not lead to a headache the next morning.
—Tom Mylan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2025
Sports Inside the 2025 NFL schedule: 13 things to know about this season’s games
May 14, 2025
The secondary depth could cause headaches for Clinkscale.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headache
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For manufacturing to continue growing our economy, creating jobs and developing the best products in the world, the United States must update its permitting laws and procedures.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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While the April jobs reading was better than expected, a separate reading from ADP this week showed private sector hiring hit its lowest level in more than two years.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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The velocity of misinformation isn’t just a nuisance.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Eating flaxseed might even ease menopausal symptoms, which—among its many other nuisances—can often include GI issues.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
29 May 2025
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Holly Gibney is back on the case, this time facing both a serial killer and a stalker.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Fast forward about four decades to 2023, when the county Crime Lab, run by the DA’s office, was tasked with re-examining the available physical evidence from Peterson’s killing to look for any forensic traces of her killer.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
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Postgame, their manager’s frustration was palpable.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2025
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The viral TikTok video of the incident, while gaining traction elsewhere, only added to the frustration expressed by those in the thread.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Those other tariff strategies, which CNN's report discussed at length, would take longer to implement and may not burden trade partners for as long as Trump may like but would essentially raise the same burdens without running afoul of courts, experts told CNN.—
Ashley Belanger – May 29,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2025
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There is a weight to his existence, the face of a nation’s team, the creative burden of one of football’s richest clubs.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The early part of the season indicated Arizona would indeed be a thorn in the side of the Dodgers and one of the best teams in the NL.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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The law has been a thorn in the side of the Trump administration’s campaign to ramp up deportations, which the president has cast as an effort to rid the country of criminals despite also targeting immigrants with no prior convictions.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Congressional Democrats are demanding that Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon cooperate with the agency’s Office of Inspector General review of the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the agency.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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The Commerce Department fired nearly 800 of them in late February and early March as part of the Trump administration's efforts to rapidly downsize the federal workforce.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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Because of the outsize anticipation, initial reports of delays and extensive rewrites on Season 2 created worries that the series’ intricate narrative puzzle might implode.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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There happens to be one available that would help ease any worry about Bosa's injury issues throughout the year.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headache. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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