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an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
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Recent Examples of ailment
This medication is used for many conditions that cause swelling in the body and can ease multiple ailments.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Starting in the early 1900s, visitors came from all over the country, and from abroad, to treat various ailments, drawn by the lagoon’s high salt and mineral content.
—Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 25 Feb. 2025
Back pain is one of the most common ailments reported worldwide.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
The 88-year-old was admitted to Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome for treatment for bronchitis – the latest in a string of ailments that have raised concerns about his health.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Starting in the early 1900s, visitors came from all over the country, and from abroad, to treat various ailments, drawn by the lagoon’s high salt and mineral content.
—Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 25 Feb. 2025
Back pain is one of the most common ailments reported worldwide.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
The 88-year-old was admitted to Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome for treatment for bronchitis – the latest in a string of ailments that have raised concerns about his health.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailment
Noun
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Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease that can cause serious health complications, including death, especially in children under 5.—
Jaden Amos,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fruits, vegetables, flowers, etc., can carry bugs or disease that can impact our agriculture.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The answer is critical, especially amid winter respiratory illness season, as the flu, COVID-19 and common colds circulate.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The San Francisco Chronicle reported last year that Riley was still faking illnesses even while in prison, with records indicating she was taken to the emergency room 24 times in the first 18 months of her sentence.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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During the Cold War, population control came to be seen as a kind of master key—a panacea for social and political ills.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The agency has the subject of fierce controversy and a target of the Trump administration’s accusations of government ills.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Dry and breezy conditions were prompting red flag warnings across much of the Southeast on Saturday and into Sunday.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The wildly high winds had prevented Wilcox’s group from climbing back up to their comrades, and with their own conditions worsening, they were forced to keep descending.—
Cassidy Randall,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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Severe headaches that set on suddenly, fever, and mobility problems are signs to seek immediate care.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
24 Feb. 2025
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In addition to cankers and fevers, patients may get swollen lymph nodes.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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The family, with their lawsuit, seeks an unspecified amount in damages for physical sickness, pain and injuries, including for PTSD and associated symptoms caused by the raid, the complaint shows.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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During their sickness, Vanessa and her daughter were in bed together watching a slew of romantic comedies.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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