Thesaurus results for COMPLICATIONS

complications

noun

plural of complication

as in difficulties

something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult the food allergies of the guests were just another complication for the couple trying to plan their wedding reception

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an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning complications set in after the surgery

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Recent Examples of complications The dial is free of the fancy complications that AP loves, showing only indices and hands. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 Untreated UTIs can lead to dangerous complications like kidney damage, sepsis and even death. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 July 2026 Although most people recover from Legionnaires' disease with antibiotics, certain patients – including those who are immunocompromised or who suffer from chronic lung diseases – can develop complications that can be fatal. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 July 2026 There is no recovery in a hotel room overseas, no managing complications by email, and no second international trip if a check-in is needed. — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 None of those transactions came with any complications, but this one involving Leonard did. — Law Murray, New York Times, 9 July 2026 Eli Lilly launched a website asserting that obesity is not merely a risk factor for medical complications but a chronic and complex medical entity in its own right. — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026 But for those who might be at higher risk of complications, antibiotics sometimes help to shorten the illness. — Alice Park, Time, 8 July 2026 Among the potential complications are severe dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and loss of fluid volume in the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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The setback stems from difficulties manufacturing a key circuit board at the heart of the system, SemiAnalysis said in a post on Monday.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Common symptoms include headache, dizziness, memory problems, and balance difficulties.

— Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of difficulties

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His views are contradicted by scores of studies showing vaccines have saved millions of lives and prevented long-term health problems from common diseases, while side-effects remain relatively rare.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The findings also showed that multiple brain diseases often coexist in older adults and that these overlapping pathologies raise the odds of developing dementia.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of diseases

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Researchers at the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in France discovered unexpected structural complexities, which could inform the design of safer, more efficient solid-state batteries.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Jay embodies the various complexities and contradictions of hip-hop, the outlaw tendencies meeting the capitalistic ambitions.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of complexities

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Those with heart disease and respiratory illnesses, young children and older adults are more at risk.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Researchers know deaths and illnesses rise during heat waves, but the numbers are hard to track, because there aren't uniform requirements.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of illnesses

Noun

Heatstroke and sun poisoning are common Florida ailments—and quick vacation-ruiners.

— Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Lyonne was arrested for a DUI in 2001; in 2005, she was admitted to the intensive-care unit of a New York hospital for a variety of ailments.

— Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026

Definition of ailments

Noun

For sure, the old philosophy that all athletes with heart conditions should not play competitive sports is outdated and not correct.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Typically, El Niño is associated with wetter-than-normal conditions during the winter in Southern California.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of conditions

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At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Olena started with the children, the most vulnerable refugees as well as the most likely vectors of new sicknesses in the theater.

— James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026

Definition of sicknesses

Noun

Last month, Kwon’s team, in collaboration with Seongju Kim at Hanbat National University, in Daejeon, South Korea, presented its solution to HBM’s future ills.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
Hualde says that some Pamplona residents rue his early promotion of the festival due to the ills of overtourism the sleepy provincial city is now experiencing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

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