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something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
the thesis that moral decline is the infallible diagnostic of a decadent society
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Recent Examples of diagnostics
Also will offer a proprietary smartphone app that will allow riders to control and plan navigation and monitor the bike’s diagnostics.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Werfen searches for advancements in diagnostics related to acute care, autoimmunity, transplant, transfusion and hemostasis.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Halliburton, the services provider for oil and gas producers, and Danaher, the life sciences and diagnostics company, also jumped to gains of at least 8% after delivering better profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Overall clinical diagnostics core revenue increased low-single-digits versus the year-ago period, or a high single-digit rate when excluding China.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
This comes one day after Praia partnered with Providence health system and diagnostics company Labcorp to streamline lab bookings.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The information gained will be used to inform the design and operation of diagnostics on ITER and other future fusion projects.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
This medical device has been around for over 200 years and remains a staple in the clinic despite significant advances in medical diagnostics and technologies.
—Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The Lenovo Vantage app offers a suite of system management tools, including software updates, hardware diagnostics, and a security advisor that checks the status of your firewall, antivirus protection, and Wi-Fi security.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Werfen searches for advancements in diagnostics related to acute care, autoimmunity, transplant, transfusion and hemostasis.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Halliburton, the services provider for oil and gas producers, and Danaher, the life sciences and diagnostics company, also jumped to gains of at least 8% after delivering better profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Overall clinical diagnostics core revenue increased low-single-digits versus the year-ago period, or a high single-digit rate when excluding China.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
This comes one day after Praia partnered with Providence health system and diagnostics company Labcorp to streamline lab bookings.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The information gained will be used to inform the design and operation of diagnostics on ITER and other future fusion projects.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
This medical device has been around for over 200 years and remains a staple in the clinic despite significant advances in medical diagnostics and technologies.
—Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
The Lenovo Vantage app offers a suite of system management tools, including software updates, hardware diagnostics, and a security advisor that checks the status of your firewall, antivirus protection, and Wi-Fi security.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnostics
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Ancelotti and Zidane certainly had their own tactical ideas, but were also pragmatic and based game plans primarily on the characteristics (strengths and weaknesses) of the squad made available to them.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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For the chattering women, by contrast, the tool of power is writing; and for people who were almost certainly illiterate, the writing takes on almost magical characteristics.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Then there are the designs that prioritize smart features.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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Some store owners are afraid an update might break features on their site.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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There are other traits that their trips to the White House have in common.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Based on ideas of recruit quality and the traits the military sees as best suited to success in the ranks, the military has mostly desired to recruit straight and white young men.—
Jeremiah Favara,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Benefits of Almonds for Heart Health While combining dark chocolate and almonds has a positive impact on heart health, each food provides distinct cardioprotective qualities that contribute to these benefits.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Casper’s down alternative pillow has also ranked in our best pillows on Amazon for its temperature-regulating qualities and the plushness of its microfiber fill.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 Oct. 2025
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As part of the exercise, Straton took 10 key attributes of fashion companies and looked at what the biggest of the big had in common.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Your special someone may also possess Venusian attributes, whether in terms of beauty or artistic talent.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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This post was corrected on 21 January 2021 to clarify attributions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Jan. 2021
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“Diagnostics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnostics. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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