diagnose

verb

Definition of diagnosenext
as in to identify
to find out or establish the identity of Experts have introduced new technology for diagnosing certain types of cancer in their early stages.

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Recent Examples of diagnose He eventually was diagnosed with an annular tear and given two possible recovery timelines. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Though not uncommon in young adults, particularly students, erythema ab igne from laptop use may not be something many physicians tend to consider in diagnosing children. — Mike McRae 09, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026 Juan Solano was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer in January 2025. — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026 During that time, almost 4,000 of the women were diagnosed with dementia—and those who’d used some form of MHT were about 10% less likely to be in that group, compared with women who hadn’t. — Jamie Ducharme, HEALTH, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diagnose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnose
  1. identify
  2. find
  3. evaluate
  4. locate
  5. assess
  6. distinguish
  7. recognize
  8. investigate
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  • Programs such as HyCAT are intended to provide more frequent opportunities to test technologies in realistic flight conditions, potentially allowing developers to identify problems earlier and iterate more quickly.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of identify
Verb
  • The National Transportation Safety Board found that the left engine detached from the plane and caught fire, the USA TODAY Network previously reported.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Bridgespan’s report finds that families in middle-income countries are more likely to administer their own programs than those in higher-income countries.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of find
Verb
  • Some told the Miami Herald that the ruling blocks the path to asylum and that the cases cannot be evaluated in a vacuum.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The system completed a year of testing aboard the German frigate Sachsen, during which its tracking, command, and engagement technologies were evaluated under maritime conditions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of evaluate
Verb
  • Metcalf believes there is another civilization, a secret one, located underneath the ice of Antarctica.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Police told the station that the gunfire may be connected to an argument that occurred at Lavou Lounge, a bar located near the Sam's Club.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • Baker chose to have a judge, rather than the jury, assess his punishment.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond that, Illinois has now fallen behind Republican states such as Texas that have paused to assess data centers’ effect on the state’s energy grid.
    — Patrick McNamara, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of assess
Verb
  • If leaders distinguish between thoughtful and careless risks, people can move boldly without lowering the bar.
    — Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Learning to distinguish genuine friendship from fascination with his position is something Prince William has had to navigate his entire life.
    — Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguish
Verb
  • The opinion team should have recognized that his biased anti-Israel position was not relevant to the subject of his commentary.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Alas, for all of his brilliance, Miguel struggles to recognize the emergence of his own paranoia, let alone to identify its source.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of recognize
Verb
  • No deaths have been reported, and authorities are investigating the causes of the outbreaks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Future treatments New cell and gene therapies for Huntington’s disease are being investigated, but researchers need ways of measuring what is happening inside the brain of a living person.
    — Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigate

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“Diagnose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnose. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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