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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
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The prevalence of obesity and depression increased among young adults between 2013 and 2023, while diabetes, chronic kidney disease and stroke rose among middle aged adults and chronic kidney disease has become more prevalent among senior citizens.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Lesotho has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in the world, with around a quarter of adults living with the virus.—
Majirata Latela,
The Dial,
22 Jan. 2026
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Marion’s light voice eludes him, as if children exist in a frequency to which Jim is not attuned.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Under the city’s gate reallocation process, gates at O’Hare are allocated based on an airline’s flying frequency the previous year.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The power grid— privatized, mismanaged, and politically entangled—fails with alarming regularity.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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The tangy mixture is meant to be taken before bed in order to support digestion, encourage regularity, and promote deeper sleep.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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His constancy has been really good and his leadership.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Shared rituals that marked the seasons with reassuring constancy.—
Dai Sugano,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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If cell phones cause brain cancer, then the skyrocketing popularity of this technology would suggest that these cancer rates would also increase — but incidence has remained stable.—
Tingting Tan,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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That age recommendation was lowered from 50 just a few years ago in response to the growing incidence rates in younger age groups.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Chronicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicity. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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