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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.
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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
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
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Florida has one of the highest rates of Alzheimer’s in the United States, with prevalence, mortality, and clinical care requirements at elevated levels.—
Wendy Coschignano-Ford,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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For example, the Ukrainian military has been deploying battlefield robots and drones with their own visual positioning systems to survive the prevalence of GPS jamming in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The key is frequency over intensity.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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The frequency of space launches necessary to send all the equipment to orbit may also become a concern for some communities.—
Sven Bilén,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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Capuleti e i Montecchi, Beatrice di Tenda, La Sonnambula, Norma, and I Puritani; only the last three are performed with any regularity today.—
Arya Roshanian,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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That is why fiber is often linked with digestion, regularity and feeling full after eating.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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And its quietude is an effect of its constancy as a measure of value.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The tension is between constancy versus transformation.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2026
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Given about 2 in 5 American adults are obese, curbing this chronic medical condition could have dramatic effects in decreasing the incidence of cancer.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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This is especially concerning given that Black women experience the highest incidence of injury and death from intimate partner violence in the country.—
Sativa Banks,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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“Chronicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicity. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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