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chronicity

noun

Definition of chronicitynext
as in prevalence

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Recent Examples of chronicity Due to the seriousness and chronicity of diabetes, scientists have launched an extensive and ongoing investigation into the potential role of supplements, like omega-3 fatty acids, in both preventing diabetes and serving as an adjunct to traditional diabetes medications. — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026 My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability. — Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicity
  1. prevalence
  2. frequency
  3. regularity
  4. constancy
  5. incidence
Noun
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly one child in 150 had an autism diagnosis in 2000, but as of 2022, the CDC reported a prevalence of one child in 31 among 8-year-olds.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Reports are most concentrated in the South, Midwest and Northeast regions, per the ONDCP, with the greatest prevalence in Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevalence
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  • High-intensity interval training and long-duration intense cardio spike cortisol significantly, and doing them too often without recovery can keep the hormone elevated, but rest and frequency matter more than avoidance.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Further scrambling the frequencies are works by appropriation artists who remade Lichtenstein’s works into their own, including Sturtevant, Richard Pettibone, and Lawler.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of frequency
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  • That silence has enabled grifting racial ideologues like Le Batard to make such claims with increasing regularity.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Based on my experience with large-scale technology projects and complex enterprise settings, a disconnect is growing between the pace of technological advancement and the regularity of governance evaluations.
    — Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of regularity
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  • The relative constancy of fat cell numbers combined with their ability to change size and function has implications for the evolutionarily unusual state of being obese.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This transition represents a strong, continuing trajectory of comfort, longevity, and constancy.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of constancy
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  • But Consumer Reports says its survey data shows the incidence is between 2–10 percent for EVs that use the E-GMP platform, including the Ioniq 5.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
  • By the turn of the century, Portugal had the highest HIV incidence in the European Union among people who injected drugs.
    — Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of incidence

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“Chronicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicity. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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