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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, 24 Jan. 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, 24 Jan. 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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The study, which surveyed 2,090 families with children aged 12 to 17, found that higher-quality meals were associated with a 22 to 34% lower prevalence of substance use among youths with low to moderate stress exposure.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
11 Apr. 2026
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Health officials are still developing tools and techniques to track the prevalence of newer orphines and other synthetic drugs.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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The redesign increased high-frequency routes while eliminating or revamping others, forcing some riders to rely more on transfers and longer walks to reach their destinations.—
Yaelis Pena,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Warsh also suggested the Fed may not need to meet with such frequency.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Over time, Oura also measures your cardio capacity, cardiovascular age, and sleep regularity, while Whoop tracks physiological age (which may differ from your chronological age) and pace of aging.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Still, his turn to left wing politics would be one thing if Kimmel attacked both sides with any regularity.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Presidents back then had constancy of purpose, even if not always correct policies.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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The speed, urgency, and constancy of online life amplifies extremism because posting, replying, and generally participating in the discourse is its own virtue enrobing all the rest, an internet-maxxing to rule all the others.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The article also said that, comparing babies fed the liquid with those fed the powder, the study observed no difference in the incidence of NEC.—
David Hilzenrath,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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For women, there was a higher incidence of endometrial and ovarian cancers among those never married.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chronicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicity. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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