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Similarly, Sam Farber, founder of the kitchenware company OXO, noticed that his arthritic wife struggled to use traditional kitchen tools.
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David Henkin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
In a clinical trial, elderly people immobilized by arthritic knees, an impediment that hastens muscle wasting, experienced six-per-cent growth in their leg muscles.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
The maximum dose that Harvard lists is one 500 mg capsule of curcumin extract — the active ingredient that gives turmeric its signature color — twice a day for arthritic pain.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 July 2025
His favorite dog, an arthritic 12-year-old black poodle named Jet, would hang by his side, while a menagerie of other dogs barked jealously from the kitchen.
—Jason Fine, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
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David Henkin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
In a clinical trial, elderly people immobilized by arthritic knees, an impediment that hastens muscle wasting, experienced six-per-cent growth in their leg muscles.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
The maximum dose that Harvard lists is one 500 mg capsule of curcumin extract — the active ingredient that gives turmeric its signature color — twice a day for arthritic pain.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 July 2025
His favorite dog, an arthritic 12-year-old black poodle named Jet, would hang by his side, while a menagerie of other dogs barked jealously from the kitchen.
—Jason Fine, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arthritic
rheumatic
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Additionally, appropriate lifestyle changes can make a huge difference for patients with rheumatic diseases.—
Chloe Castleberry,
Flow Space,
7 July 2025
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Fabienne Rene, 16, was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease in February.—
Claretta Bellamy,
NBC news,
7 June 2025
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“Arthritic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arthritic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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