as in trots
abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
I was taken with severe diarrhea while attending the conference
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Recent Examples of diarrhea
Rotavirus is the most common culprit for diarrhea in children under 5 in lower-resource countries.
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Of that group, 26,400 require hospitalization, usually for bloody diarrhea, and about 420 die.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Some patients may have gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea and abdominal pain.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of Chagas disease include fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and eyelid swelling.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Of that group, 26,400 require hospitalization, usually for bloody diarrhea, and about 420 die.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Some patients may have gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea and abdominal pain.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of Chagas disease include fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and eyelid swelling.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diarrhea
Noun
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The boy jumps out with his footy and trots away, bouncing it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a clip posted on TikTok by Kenneth Ray Prince (@kennyprince1), his Australian shepherd trots up to his 4-month-old granddaughter and drops a ball into her baby bouncer before barking expectantly.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pankiw in her doc also recounts how Lilith Fair after its first year for its second and third summer festival runs added rap and R&B artists like Missy Elliot, Neneh Cherry and Erykah Badu following criticism over a too-white event.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Topography will remain the primary driver of growth, and active runs are likely where slope and wind align.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Diarrhea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diarrhea. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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