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Recent Examples of diseased
With a pair of pruning shears or loppers, remove dead, damaged, or diseased wood,cutting these vines back to healthy growth or the base of the plant.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Prune out diseased branches, cutting 6 inches below the site of infection.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Don’t let branches decay near the base of the tree, either, because that could lead to a diseased tree.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The millions of gallons of diseased waste polluting the major waterway that winds through the nation’s capital is one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, according to the University of Maryland.
—Isabelle Schmeler, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Prune out diseased branches, cutting 6 inches below the site of infection.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Don’t let branches decay near the base of the tree, either, because that could lead to a diseased tree.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
The millions of gallons of diseased waste polluting the major waterway that winds through the nation’s capital is one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, according to the University of Maryland.
—Isabelle Schmeler, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
Adjective
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One of the panelists was Peter Beinart, the writer whose book had been deemed unfit for study at Beth El.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s a longstanding debate about the relative health effects of being overweight versus being aerobically unfit.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Other social welfare programs have safety valves to protect weak, incapacitated or disabled clients from being exploited by people in power.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors accused him of filming and sharing a video of an incapacitated 17-year-old girl in April 2009.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The next year, their uncle was arrested in the Vel d’Hiv roundup, and months later French police took their ailing paternal grandmother, Sheindléa Badinter.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Born in Mountain Home, Hartz returned to Idaho in retirement to help her ailing mother.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That all adds up to more winter days when nitrates are likely to reach unhealthy levels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Lots of Cheese Overdoing it on cheese is another way to turn a salad into an unhealthy dish.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That leaves a sicker, older, more expensive pool of enrollees, which pushes up premiums for everyone.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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As a result, many began calling in sick or quitting entirely.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In at least one instance noted in the investigation, guides allegedly laced food with baking powder to cause people to be unwell, the outlet stated.—
Alex Nitzberg,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Just minutes after the opening scenes of the musical, Megan reportedly began feeling unwell, and the show was stopped suddenly.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Pope usually takes the role of Jesus, carrying a wooden cross, but, last year, Francis, who was gravely ill, sent an aide in his stead.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Out of 629 patients who were severely ill, those who received the transfusion in the first seven days had a five-fold lower risk of hospital death or readmission after 30 days.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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What is deeply concerning is that the District Attorney is choosing to proceed on a case that is fundamentally unsound and cannot be proven at trial.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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This not only makes the shade problem worse, Chamberlain says, but makes the tree more structurally unsound and vulnerable to damage in harsh weather conditions.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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