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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Kate Middleton is now in remission and back to public life.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
Surgeons used to routinely remove the colons of individuals with ulcerative colitis, but an injection or infusion of medication every few weeks can put those patients in remission.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
By January 2025, the Princess of Wales was in remission.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Anita went on to get stem-cell treatment, and her cancer was in remission for 21 years before returning as metastatic.
—Essence, 31 Oct. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
Surgeons used to routinely remove the colons of individuals with ulcerative colitis, but an injection or infusion of medication every few weeks can put those patients in remission.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
By January 2025, the Princess of Wales was in remission.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Anita went on to get stem-cell treatment, and her cancer was in remission for 21 years before returning as metastatic.
—Essence, 31 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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