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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After six rounds of chemotherapy and surgery, Sapphie’s cancer is in remission.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Now, nearly a decade in remission and out of debt, Clark is supporting legislation at the state house to make debt collection a little more compassionate for those just trying to stay alive.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The diagnosis came after Coulier was in remission of stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Full House‘s Dave Coulier appeared on Good Morning America to commemorate World Cancer Day, and share the incredible news that his tongue cancer is in remission.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Now, nearly a decade in remission and out of debt, Clark is supporting legislation at the state house to make debt collection a little more compassionate for those just trying to stay alive.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The diagnosis came after Coulier was in remission of stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
Full House‘s Dave Coulier appeared on Good Morning America to commemorate World Cancer Day, and share the incredible news that his tongue cancer is in remission.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2026
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“In remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20remission. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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