1
as in fitness
the condition of being sound in body
Sam gradually regained his health after a long bout with cholera
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as in condition
a state of being or fitness
a country in good economic health now that the recession is past
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Recent Examples of health
Sources said hundreds of unread X-rays conducted as part of the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program, the NIOSH program that screens and monitors the respiratory health of miners, remain in limbo, with no doctors to analyze the results and report them to patients.
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Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Traders will also be keeping an eye on U.S. jobs market data out at 10 a.m. ET for clues on the health of the world’s largest economy and the impact on Federal Reserve rates policy.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
The fact that students have been detained suggests that there has been insufficient institutional resistance to the erosion of some of the most fundamental principles necessary to the health of academia—academic freedom, freedom of speech, the right to dissent.
—Susan Thomas, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Save the Children, one of UNICEF’s major last-mile distributors, typically gives out emergency therapeutic food at clinics where mothers can also give birth and take their infants for health screenings.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
Traders will also be keeping an eye on U.S. jobs market data out at 10 a.m. ET for clues on the health of the world’s largest economy and the impact on Federal Reserve rates policy.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
The fact that students have been detained suggests that there has been insufficient institutional resistance to the erosion of some of the most fundamental principles necessary to the health of academia—academic freedom, freedom of speech, the right to dissent.
—Susan Thomas, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Save the Children, one of UNICEF’s major last-mile distributors, typically gives out emergency therapeutic food at clinics where mothers can also give birth and take their infants for health screenings.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for health
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Police and fire departments have sometimes defeated disparate impact challenges over physical fitness test requirements on grounds that good fitness is essential to those jobs.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 May 2025
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As a former fitness coach who now works remotely, his wardrobe is basically a rotation of joggers, performance tees, and hoodies that can handle everything from video calls to weekend hikes and gym sessions.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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One of Trump’s conditions for supporting Ukraine’s independence and ending the war is to wangle an earth minerals deal out of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Infectious fungal spores have an easier time remaining viable and spreading in damp or humid conditions.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital they were not contacted by anyone regarding a wellness check on the Hackmans or their residence.—
Tracy Wright , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Get Ready for the Well Festival Sign up now for livestream access to The Times’s first health and wellness conference, coming on May 7.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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While the Trump administration is defending the ACA law in the case in question, should the federal government win, the precise shape preventive care coverage requirements will take depends on the discretion of Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Consider this weekend our first warm-up for the W, the initial stretch to get our eyes and minds back into game-watching shape.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Westerhoff takes an executive role as managing director of the theatrical film division bringing together the strengths of both companies with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fabien Westerhoff will take on the executive role of Managing Director of the theatrical film division bringing together the complementary strengths of both companies, with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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But each platform brings moving goal posts: ever-changing algorithms, unique content requirements and operational demands, requiring agility and evolving teams.—
Dani Nadel,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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They are known for their agility, curiosity, and intelligence and often inhabit jungle areas near resorts.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The pop star has learned to prioritize her personal care with the same vigor that fueled her professional triumphs.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Premature removal of the plant foliage reduces plant vigor and bulb size.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Health.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/health. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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