as in illness
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks
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Recent Examples of disease
By limiting oxidative stress, these compounds may help protect tissues from premature aging and disease.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The researchers believe that beyond stroke patients, the device could also help people with Parkinson’s disease and motor neuron disease.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
Timashev also applauded updates to Biohaven’s degrader program, which provide evidence of the platform’s potential to help treat Graves’ disease and kidney diseases such as IgA nephropathy.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
And outdoor soil often contains weed seeds and disease pathogens that interfere with seeds germinating and sprouting.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The researchers believe that beyond stroke patients, the device could also help people with Parkinson’s disease and motor neuron disease.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
Timashev also applauded updates to Biohaven’s degrader program, which provide evidence of the platform’s potential to help treat Graves’ disease and kidney diseases such as IgA nephropathy.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
And outdoor soil often contains weed seeds and disease pathogens that interfere with seeds germinating and sprouting.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disease
Noun
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The Pats also added center Garrett Bradbury (illness) to their injury report.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Zion Williamson, who started after being listed as questionable with an illness, went to the locker room early in the third quarter and didn't return.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In 2010, two years before his death at 82 from complications of heart and lung ailments, Reisman founded Table Tennis Nation.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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Wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, who popped up on the injury report Thursday with a hamstring ailment, was present.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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As a result of her work with AMRs, Wise avoids framing humanoids as some sort of industrial panacea for every economic ill, from labor shortages to manufacturing bottlenecks.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Certainly, in the past several years, the app has been blamed for any number of contemporary social ills.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2025
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Amid the disorder, the regime turned to a familiar playbook of crushing dissent.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Alcazar said the unrest underscores the danger of leaving federal agents to operate amid disorder without local law enforcement support, warning that the absence of a visible police presence increases the risk of escalation and injury for officers and civilians alike.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Olympic fever is rising in Italy.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Measles symptoms include rash, fever, fatigue.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Physicists call such conditions Schrödinger cat states, named after Erwin Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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The condition of the unborn baby was not immediately known.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Washing sheets in hot water every time isn’t necessary for linens that are lightly soiled—think no sweaty nights or sickness.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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Boost immunity with vitamin D 🤧 Vitamin C isn’t your only secret weapon against winter sickness.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disease. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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