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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that
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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in the fever of a political campaign a lot of things get said that never should have been said
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Recent Examples of fever
Symptoms include itchy skin and night sweats, as well as abdominal pain, fever, and fatigue.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The health department advised unvaccinated people who sought care there at the same time to monitor themselves for symptoms, which can include a fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Acetaminophen is usually the better choice for fevers, says University of California San Francisco (UCSF) clinical pharmacist Candy Tsourounis.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The health department advised unvaccinated people who sought care there at the same time to monitor themselves for symptoms, which can include a fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Acetaminophen is usually the better choice for fevers, says University of California San Francisco (UCSF) clinical pharmacist Candy Tsourounis.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fever
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This marks a major shift from older Alzheimer's treatments, which could only manage symptoms without slowing down the disease much.—
Allen Chang,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Alzheimer's researchers believe the disease takes root with brain changes before memory and thinking problems surface.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The contrast between the stillness of figures in the tie cockpit and the frenzy of Mon’s movement on the dance floor also emphasizes the emotional toll of the rebellion.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
25 Apr. 2025
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Gold prices just surged past $3,500 an ounce for the first time, with a perfect storm of stock market volatility, Fed policies, Trump’s tariffs, and trade war concerns sending the precious metal into a frenzy.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
22 Apr. 2025
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Pet owners should watch for signs of illness and consult a veterinarian with concerns, according to Douglas County health officials.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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As of April 1, no illnesses had been reported, Walker's Wine Juice said.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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By The New York Times In the chaos, thousands of other gunmen arrived with a different agenda — targeting Alawites in a rampage of sectarian killings.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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How sheriff deputy’s son carried out deadly rampage 3.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Summary Celery has been used throughout history as a folk medicine to relieve many ailments.—
Hannah Coakley, MSPH, RDN,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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That October, Néstor died of a heart ailment, and the next month Bergoglio was called to testify in front of a panel of judges about the abduction, more than thirty years earlier, of the Jesuit priests.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Those not employed were most commonly caring for a family member, attending school, or ill.—
KFF Health News,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the meantime, the new administrators warn that the Kennedy Center is impoverished, that the facility has become shoddy and that some of its programming ill serves the American ideal.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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That sickness is caused by a virus typically spread by rats and mice.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
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And how people can like this guy is— that's a sickness, actually.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fever. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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