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Recent Examples of ail
Noun
The Employer has paid the Employee all payments due through September 9, 2022 and ail stancard deductions and regular payroll tax withholdings have been made. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022 Overall, China’s box office continues to ail, with sizable pockets of cinemas across the country still closed as a COVID precaution and consumer activity suppressed by mass testing and a prevailing sense of caution. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2022
Verb
Whereas the ailing thespian in Bergman’s black-and-white thriller grows increasingly hostile in response to her caretaker’s constant musings, the bond between Almodóvar’s protagonists tightens as Ingrid listens to Martha contemplate life and death. Elaina Patton, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025 The club have had to navigate a taxing January fixture list, with an ailing squad still awaiting the cavalry. James McNicholas, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ail 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ail
Noun
  • If the situation worsens, companies may have to source oranges from countries even farther abroad, such as Spain, Italy, Turkey, and India, where the disease is less pronounced.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Columbia University currently has several patients being treated there; Rockefeller University has made some of the greatest discoveries on this disease.
    Destiny Haggett, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The devil will persist in bothering Martin Luther until the bald-headed monk dispatches him by hurling a bottle of ink.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Imagine if the press covered all of that without bothering to even question it.
    Jeremy Gruber, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Levy provided no details about the nature of the mayor’s ailments.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Here are 5 things to know At the same time, BMI alone has long been known to be a major risk factor for the development of serious chronic ailments.
    Faye Chiu, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • An Israeli security official who was alarmed by the decision told Axios Katz made it for domestic political considerations and without consultation with Israel's security agencies.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Immigration advocates were particularly alarmed by the focus on those already in the country who received the status due to unstable conditions in their home country.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Missing doctor appointments, forgetting to take medications, and struggling to navigate the health-care system can make existing illnesses worse.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Young kids with long COVID more likely to have headaches while teens struggle with fatigue: Study Long COVID most often occurs in people who had severe illness, but anyone can develop the condition, according to the CDC.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • My earliest memories are these moments of intense observation, sitting in silence to not disturb their process.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • This is this scene in ‘The Square,’ when a man jumps on the table to disturb others around him.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The superrich have always wielded inordinate economic and social power and, as such, have plenty of historical ills to answer for.
    Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The latest example is Tony Scholes, the Premier League’s chief football officer, who commented at a media event this week that officials may crack down on one of the modern game’s great ills: goal celebrations.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The traffic alert was released Friday at 5:35 p.m., and the last update concerning this incident was provided on Friday at 5:44 p.m.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The discussions at that time concerned the redevelopment of the city park west block downtown.
    Jay Rohe, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Ail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ail. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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