as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature
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Noun
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The mosquitoes that spread the disease have developed immunity to some of the insecticides that have previously helped reduce the spread, Bier said in an interview.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025 -
The major preventable drivers for liver cancer include Hepatitis B and C, alcohol and liver diseases associated with obesity and metabolic dysfunction.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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She's battled many illnesses, but her health is much better now, and the disease is undetectable.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Qualifying conditions are narrowly defined to include treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, substance use disorder, and terminal illness.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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As power in the American League East has quickly shifted in favor of the Toronto Blue Jays, don’t expect Major League Baseball’s upcoming trade deadline to serve as an antidote when attempting to cure all the Yankees’ ailments.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Brandi Glanville’s Disease is an acute and often incurable ailment among Housewives.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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Farrer acknowledged challenging economic conditions and trade uncertainties but expressed confidence in the company's long-term success.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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Researchers investigate neuroimmune pathways that link the immune system and brain development, offering insights into how early-life conditions can have lasting effects.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Across Florida and throughout the United States, a dangerous narrative is gaining ground, one that paints immigrants as threats, strangers and scapegoats for every social and economic ill.—
Maria Revelles,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Image That kind of thinking has placed Superflex among the innovative artists addressing the world’s ills today.—
Laura Rysman,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Usually, people suffer flu-like symptoms, fever, headaches, muscle stiffness, sometimes confusion and/or seizures.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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Most people who do develop symptoms have fever, headaches, stiff necks, joint pain, body aches, swollen lymph glands, vomiting, diarrhea or a rash.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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“Distemperature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distemperature. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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