as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
my diagnosis of the situation is that immediate action needs to be taken
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Recent Examples of diagnosis
Each diagnosis has a universal medical code used in health care settings for records and billing purposes.
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Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Autism diagnoses have been steadily rising in recent decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Women with metastatic breast cancer are not just surviving longer—they’re thriving, building careers, raising families, running marathons, traveling and sometimes marking 10 years or more since their diagnosis.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Zuza Beine, the young Instagram content creator who shared her cancer diagnosis with a massive online audience, died at 14.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Autism diagnoses have been steadily rising in recent decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Women with metastatic breast cancer are not just surviving longer—they’re thriving, building careers, raising families, running marathons, traveling and sometimes marking 10 years or more since their diagnosis.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2025
Zuza Beine, the young Instagram content creator who shared her cancer diagnosis with a massive online audience, died at 14.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnosis
Noun
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In particular, there is satisfaction at the £150 billion ($203 billion) worth of investment decisions announced, even though some were already known about.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even Hinch, who has done his best to project calm and confidence during this dastardly stretch, made one of his most questionable decisions in five years managing the Tigers.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during the polling period appeared to have weighed on Americans' opinions, especially for Republicans.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Uncertainty about the motives and opinions of others leads to confusion; common knowledge leads to action.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Combs and his legal team's court appearance comes two months after a jury delivered a split verdict on July 2.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Following the verdict, neither the defense or prosecuting attorneys were willing to comment on the outcome of the trial.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Slowly, as the curtain lifts on the institution’s insane practices and the complicity of the town at large, the narrative reaches a wild conclusion that defies expectation.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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That is one of the key conclusions of the StepIn 2025 Report published Thursday by Locarno Pro, the Locarno Film Festival‘s industry program.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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And then, through some combination of luck, good sense and determination, things began to look up.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Seeing Gaza in ruins has redoubled my determination to do two things.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Diagnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnosis. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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