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Compared with Lali, who has symmetrical posture and fluid movements, Nini is like an elderly, arthritic human—crooked, rigid, languid, tense.
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Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Similarly, Sam Farber, founder of the kitchenware company OXO, noticed that his arthritic wife struggled to use traditional kitchen tools.
—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
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Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Similarly, Sam Farber, founder of the kitchenware company OXO, noticed that his arthritic wife struggled to use traditional kitchen tools.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arthritic
rheumatic
Adjective
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The water is said to offer relief to skin, cardiovascular and rheumatic complaints.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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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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“Arthritic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arthritic. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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