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Recent Examples of chronicity
My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability.
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Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021
Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicity
Noun
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Some regions of the U.S. are still experiencing higher rates of positive COVID tests than others, though reporting has slowed down enough nationwide that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has begun allowing more time to pass between certain types of updates, such as those on variant prevalence.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The tragic mass shooting in Manhattan last week has reignited a conversation that demands urgent attention concerning the prevalence of brain injuries and their impact on public health and public safety.—
Keita Franklin,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For decades, media planning revolved around reach and frequency models.—
Srikanth Ramachandran,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nothing can ruin a fun activity faster than inferior headphones that only reproduce certain frequencies or sounds.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Under the steam table were 30 pieces of rodent regularity.—
David J. Neal
August 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some family names pop up with regularity in the American-Statesman archives.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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That the shop has indulged families for decades speaks to its constancy.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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Closer to home, physicists study vibrations of atoms, such as those used in atomic clocks, to look for deviations from pure constancy.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
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While there was not a statistically significant reduction in cancer incidence, taking 7,000 versus 2,000 daily steps did show a 37% reduction in cancer mortality.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
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While incidence increases with age, some four percent of people are diagnosed before 50.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Chronicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicity. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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