as in unfit
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Recent Examples of diseased
Pruning stimulates vigorous growth which will be more susceptible to the fatal fire blight.
Annuals and perennials
▪ Selectively removing only obviously diseased portions of roses infected with rose rosette virus.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
Just remove the weak and diseased branches as well as those that point to the center or rub against others.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The new proposal would allow homeowners to down trees with trunks smaller than 18 inches in diameter, anything wrecked by a hurricane or during hurricane cleanup, anything considered diseased or damaged and anything non-native — a massive expansion of current policy.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
With research conducted in both healthy and diseased populations, ranging from menopause to ALS, Parkinson’s disease to frailty, boosting NAD+ to youthful levels has proven to have a number of benefits.
—Essence, 9 Jan. 2025
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
Just remove the weak and diseased branches as well as those that point to the center or rub against others.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The new proposal would allow homeowners to down trees with trunks smaller than 18 inches in diameter, anything wrecked by a hurricane or during hurricane cleanup, anything considered diseased or damaged and anything non-native — a massive expansion of current policy.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
With research conducted in both healthy and diseased populations, ranging from menopause to ALS, Parkinson’s disease to frailty, boosting NAD+ to youthful levels has proven to have a number of benefits.
—Essence, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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Kash Patel is set to become the latest of President Donald Trump‘s unfit and unqualified loyalists confirmed for a leadership role in Washington, with Senate Republicans ready and willing to install the QAnon promoter and 2020 election denier as the next director of the FBI.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Her letter, which was followed up by a social media post, was withering in making the case that Kennedy was unfit for the role and personal in detailing his struggles with drug addiction.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
27 Dec. 2024
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While with the Rams, Staley helped transform an ailing defense the year prior — 17th in points allowed and 13th total yards allowed per game — into a force worth being recognized and respected, finishing first in both PPG and total yards allowed.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Running the ad would have risked placing the paper — whose ailing finances were exacerbated in October when 250,000 Post readers canceled their subscriptions following Bezos’ decision to block the paper’s endorsement for Kamala Harris — directly in the administration’s crosshairs.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Measles is an infection that can make even healthy children very sick.—
Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Less than 10 minutes later, at that same rally, gunfire rang out and a sick and deranged assassin unloaded eight bullets from his sniper’s perch into a crowd of many thousands of people.—
TIME Staff,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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The concept may also perpetuate the unhealthy relationship people develop with their substance(s) of choice.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Over time, this dependency can blur the line between helpful support and unhealthy reliance—especially for young, impressionable minds.—
Nizan Geslevich Packin,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Everything in Constantine is washed with green, as though the whole world were unwell and not just the film’s terminally ill hero.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Posey’s character is Victoria Ratliff, a Southern financier’s wife who is, in a word, unwell.—
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ángela, who is deaf, is surrounded by a strong community of deaf friends but struggles with pressure from her hearing parents to wear hearing aids.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
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Why did no one in the room think: hmm isn't this a bit tone deaf.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The virus spreads easily and can make anyone ill, with symptoms usually lasting one to three days.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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The domoic acid event impacting adult animals comes just as centers are gearing up to rescue pups born last summer that often come in dehydrated and ill this time of year because of a lack of food sources.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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