diagnoses 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of diagnose

diagnoses

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noun

plural of diagnosis

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of diagnoses
Verb
The World Health Organization officially added TCM diagnoses to the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, the global standard for health-information classification, in 2022. Eve Lu, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025 Increase in autism diagnoses Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000, intensifying public concern. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 Though there’s no scientific evidence linking the MMR vaccine to disorders like autism, Jones, 44, said the dramatic increase in autism spectrum disorder diagnoses over the past two decades makes her question whether the shots have changed somehow. Jason Kane, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025 If an early screening test diagnoses the same patient with cancer in 2024, but the patient still only lives until 2030, the patient has not lived longer but appears to have an improved six-year survival with the test. Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025 Splunk’s new approach embeds agentic AI directly into Splunk Observability Cloud and Splunk AppDynamics, which continuously analyzes telemetry, flags anomalies, diagnoses root causes and recommends fixes. Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 If an early screening test diagnoses the same patient with cancer in 2024, but the patient still only lives until 2030, the patient has not lived longer but appears to have an improved six-year survival with the test. Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 While there has been work done on a non-invasive test that diagnoses diabetes by measuring glucose in sweat, getting sweaty isn't always appealing to patients and such tests haven't yet come to market. New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
Even after multiple diagnoses, her optimism never dimmed. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 Four months after Missouri’s Cancer Inquiry Advisory Committee met to discuss diagnoses at a Liberty elementary school, the group will meet again next week. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025 However, these are predictive results—not medical diagnoses—as symptoms differ among women at these stages. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025 Whooping cough diagnoses in the US state of Florida rose 81% from 2024 to 2025, driven by a collapse in immunization. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025 The titles in The Infinity Rainbow Club series feature a group of five children with diagnoses like autism, ADHD, and OCD who spend time together in a school club for neurodivergent children. Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025 The validity of these mild diagnoses is well-documented. Carol Mathews, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025 But with only 18 similar diagnoses in the United States and an estimated 200 worldwide, Ringel is trying to take matters into his own hands. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025 Then, in the first weeks of 2024, the family suffered the double blow of cancer diagnoses for Princess Kate and William's father, King Charles. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnoses
Verb
  • After Martin, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, discussed their childhood friend's experience, Barrymore detailed her own time in rehab.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The graphic above also identifies the end of last season as another period when Liverpool fell below par.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Nike was previously one of the best growth stories for decades, but past leadership’s decisions have caused the stock to lag since late 2021.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s regardless of the circumstances the club finds itself in.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • For more nostalgic decor finds from Pottery Barn, Target, and more, keep scrolling.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Yet much of Mason’s advice is simply about being useful, by delivering facts and opinions in a clear, elegant way.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The report by the California State auditor evaluates the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges systems and their efforts to provide affordable student housing.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Heart Foundation, cardiac age is a metric that evaluates a person's cardiovascular health and risk for heart attack in comparison to their chronological age.
    Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jacobson tells us what conclusions emerged from the forum about how to rebuild in the face of defunding and a contracting market in general for documentaries.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Those are the conclusions of two recent reports about spiraling utility bills, one looking at the past, the other foretelling the future.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone recognizes the problem, even if solutions are harder to come by.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The agreement also recognizes that borrowers who are eligible to have debts canceled in 2025 will not be forced to pay a tax penalty, due to changes in tax law, as a result of government processing delays and ongoing litigation.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even after those verdicts, sentencing for two of the defendants stalled for months — and in one case, more than two years — amid claims of ineffective lawyering and health problems.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In the past year, J&J has been hit with several substantial verdicts in mesothelioma cases, but Monday’s is among the largest.
    Reuters 14 hr ago, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Diagnoses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnoses. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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