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
The disease cannot be spread directly from one person to another, authorities said, and the risk to the public is low.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
What is Epizootic hemorrhagic disease?
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Sap has a yeasty or sour odor, indicating bacterial or fungal disease.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
During eighteen months in 1896 and 1897, more than 225,000 reconcentrados died from disease and starvation.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
What is Epizootic hemorrhagic disease?
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Sap has a yeasty or sour odor, indicating bacterial or fungal disease.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
During eighteen months in 1896 and 1897, more than 225,000 reconcentrados died from disease and starvation.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disease
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These payments, which are tax-free, are intended for veterans whose disabilities are connected to illnesses, injuries, or events that developed or were aggravated during active duty.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The process of a patient’s terminal or catastrophic illness is about building relationships with the medical team and managing expectations.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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But the old flivver was ticking along, reminding Drew of happy hours—leaning on opposing fenders under its hood with Lloyd, contemplating the Dart’s latest ailment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sadly, his time with the company has been marred by injury and other physical ailments.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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For all their ills, the Chargers are in first place.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The retraction was expected by many nutrition experts, who have long questioned claims that this kind of vinegar could remedy ills including obesity, diabetes, and even cancer.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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Senior Democrats are treating Saturday’s demonstrations as a show of strength and are urging participants to be peaceful amid fears disorder could be used to justify an administration crackdown.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Jake and Claire Juip − who use motorized wheelchairs − have a rare neurodegenerative disorder called Friedreich's ataxia.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Eye irritation or redness, fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headaches, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting or rash.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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Symptoms include severe headaches, high fevers, excessive vomiting, stiff neck and confusion, according to the CDC, and the best way to inoculate yourself against the disease is through vaccination.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Heyward suggested that the conditions played a role in the injury, which is expected to end Killebrew’s season.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The system has the ability to show warehouse operators how much of the warehouse is occupied, whether products and pallets are in the right location, how storage conditions seem and more.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Her infirmity, Lurie says, began in July, 1953, but tremors of premonition course through her work from first to last, as though sickness were naturally expected to arrive, like a punctual guest.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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And virtually all women east of the Appalachians experienced the violence, sickness, and scarcity of a civil war in which front lines and home fronts were never far apart.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disease. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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