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a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley
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Recent Examples of cataract
In addition, a higher percentage of early-onset cataracts as a result of space radiation exposure have been reported by astronauts.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The formation of cataracts is a natural part of aging.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Doctors will check a person’s vision and also check for glaucoma, cataracts and signs of other health conditions such as diabetes.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Non-prescription colored contact lenses often lack the necessary sterility and proper fit, according to Ashley Brissette, MD, MSC, an ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon based in New York.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for cataract
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The formation of cataracts is a natural part of aging.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Doctors will check a person’s vision and also check for glaucoma, cataracts and signs of other health conditions such as diabetes.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Non-prescription colored contact lenses often lack the necessary sterility and proper fit, according to Ashley Brissette, MD, MSC, an ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon based in New York.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cataract
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Days can be spent visiting Buddhist temples, swimming beneath waterfalls, and hopping on boats to snorkel around colorful coral reefs.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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Non-critical systems, like a massive pool waterfall, were shut down.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rescinding congestion pricing’s approval now would potentially violate the Administrative Procedure Act and certainly invite a flood of legal challenges.—
Betsy Plum,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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But Storey’s post struck a chord, garnering more than 22 million views and a flood of comments.—
Kristen Mascia,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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The nuclear watchdog also verified that Iran had increased the number of operating cascades of IR-2m centrifuges by 12 to a total of 27 at its underground nuclear plant in Natanz.—
Stephanie Liechtenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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If a mutation is found, then relatives can be tested, in a process called cascade testing.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Tensions were heightened between Russia and Washington during Joe Biden’s four-year tenure at the White House, as Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine prompted a torrent of U.S.-led international sanctions on Moscow’s elite and economy and pitted Russia and its allies against the West.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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These exchanges made plain one of the challenges of running a superhero studio: Even the possibility of a new movie or a TV show featuring one of these characters — as a development projects that may never come to pass for a host of reasons — is enough to unleash a torrent of headlines.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Cataract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataract. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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