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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
suffered from a mysterious illness that left her weak and tired all the time
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as in sickness
the condition of not being in good health
prone to illness as a child, he was sent to a western ranch with the expectation that it would toughen him up
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Recent Examples of illness
The couple uses and advocates for in vitro fertilization and claims the embryos of their four children were screened for illnesses, mental health issues and potential intelligence.
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Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
As of April 1, no illnesses had been reported, Walker's Wine Juice said.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Mahler died in 1911 from illnesses exacerbated by a heart condition, at just 50.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Tocchet also announced Sunday that goaltender Thatcher Demko would be shut down for the season due to illness, which necessitated an emergency call-up of Nikita Tolopilo on Saturday.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
As of April 1, no illnesses had been reported, Walker's Wine Juice said.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Mahler died in 1911 from illnesses exacerbated by a heart condition, at just 50.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Tocchet also announced Sunday that goaltender Thatcher Demko would be shut down for the season due to illness, which necessitated an emergency call-up of Nikita Tolopilo on Saturday.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illness
Noun
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This marks a major shift from older Alzheimer's treatments, which could only manage symptoms without slowing down the disease much.—
Allen Chang,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Alzheimer's researchers believe the disease takes root with brain changes before memory and thinking problems surface.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That sickness is caused by a virus typically spread by rats and mice.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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And how people can like this guy is— that's a sickness, actually.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That October, Néstor died of a heart ailment, and the next month Bergoglio was called to testify in front of a panel of judges about the abduction, more than thirty years earlier, of the Jesuit priests.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Summary Celery has been used throughout history as a folk medicine to relieve many ailments.—
Hannah Coakley, MSPH, RDN,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Those not employed were most commonly caring for a family member, attending school, or ill.—
KFF Health News,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the meantime, the new administrators warn that the Kennedy Center is impoverished, that the facility has become shoddy and that some of its programming ill serves the American ideal.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When the rash appears, the fever may spike over 104 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the CDC.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2025
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Completed in 1976, the 5,000-square-foot structure dodged the glass-box fever that later swept the hills.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Illness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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