sickishness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickishness
Noun
  • Jungian psychology offers a powerful lens to understand this modern malaise—the critical distinction between career and vocation.
    Brittney Van Matre, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Walker and Altuve are paid to slug, too, signaling the root cause of Houston’s offensive malaise.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The Harmattan facilitates the spread of diseases, such as influenza.
    Christophe Lavaysse, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2025
  • However, in the U.S., the CDC has concluded there is no evidence that pesticides are effective in preventing these diseases and does not recommend this practice.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness.
    Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2017
Noun
  • That sickness is caused by a virus typically spread by rats and mice.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
  • And how people can like this guy is— that's a sickness, actually.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Inflammation and congestion, specifically, can lead to inner ear dysfunction.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Possible muscle injury in one or more segments, leading to back pain and dysfunction when doing activities like lifting your child off the floor or doing a deadlift in the gym, according to Hamilton.
    Danielle Zickl, SELF, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In one of the more shocking upsets in UFC title fight history, Pena submitted Nunes in the second round, ending the Brazilian’s title reign.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But that only set the stage for one of the greatest upsets in NFL history.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • People with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder have problems with the inner ear or the nerve that sends the signal to the brain.
    Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Four years ago, she was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a genetic disorder that causes central vision loss.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Sickishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickishness. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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