in remission
idiom
of an illness
: in a stage during which symptoms are much less severe
Her cancer is in remission.
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The latest update comes after Kate Middleton completed her cancer treatment and is in remission.
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The two talk and text often, and fortunately, Coiro's grandmother is well and in remission.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, the mom of three announced that her cancer was in remission.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The researchers analyzed two large databases with more than 536,000 people total and found that the data indicated that respiratory infections in cancer patients in remission are linked to metastatic breast cancer.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
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Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025
The two talk and text often, and fortunately, Coiro's grandmother is well and in remission.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, the mom of three announced that her cancer was in remission.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The researchers analyzed two large databases with more than 536,000 people total and found that the data indicated that respiratory infections in cancer patients in remission are linked to metastatic breast cancer.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in remission
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“In remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20remission. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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