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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Now in remission, she's made pilgrimage to the Vatican, to give thanks.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
The family skipped out on the festivities last year as well, while Middleton was being treated for cancer, which is now in remission.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Last month, my son reached two years in remission from a rare, malignant cancer that almost took his eye and his life.
—Dayna Copeland, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
But by February 2024, Reyes announced that his cancer was in remission.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
The family skipped out on the festivities last year as well, while Middleton was being treated for cancer, which is now in remission.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Last month, my son reached two years in remission from a rare, malignant cancer that almost took his eye and his life.
—Dayna Copeland, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
But by February 2024, Reyes announced that his cancer was in remission.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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