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
While healthy individuals can experience symptoms, those with respiratory diseases face a higher risk of more serious health effects, the EPA said.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The antibodies are enough to reduce the risk of severe disease for a baby’s first RSV season, when their airways are still developing and most susceptible to infection, explained Cody Meissner, MD, a panelist and professor of pediatrics at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 27 June 2025
Wood chips can be used as mulch for flower beds, but make sure to dispose of any debris from diseased trees rather than mulching to avoid spreading diseases around your property.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Millions of survivors Because of so many improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment, many millions more people are surviving the disease, often for many years.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 16 June 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The antibodies are enough to reduce the risk of severe disease for a baby’s first RSV season, when their airways are still developing and most susceptible to infection, explained Cody Meissner, MD, a panelist and professor of pediatrics at the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 27 June 2025
Wood chips can be used as mulch for flower beds, but make sure to dispose of any debris from diseased trees rather than mulching to avoid spreading diseases around your property.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
Millions of survivors Because of so many improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment, many millions more people are surviving the disease, often for many years.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disease
Noun
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But then there are the rare illnesses that produce truly violent forces.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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No chronic illness, no prescription medications, normal blood work and all that in my physical exams.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The 83-year-old singer-songwriter and former member of Grammy-winning folk duo Simon & Garfunkel announced the cancellation of two concerts in Philadelphia over the weekend due to a physical ailment.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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Brown only threw 55 1/3 innings in 15 games (eight starts) during 2024 because of a neck ailment that sidelined him most of the season.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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And then there were the potential ills of a conventional approach, like fumes spewed by laminate flooring.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Zooming in on mitochondria might offer a reassuringly specific and seemingly scientific explanation of the many real ills of the U.S. population, but ultimately, Means and MAHA are only helping obscure the big picture.—
Hannah Seo,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2025
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In a world where ordinary systems wind down toward greater disorder (the second law of thermodynamics), Ilya Prigogine was taken by the question of how life keeps winding up.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Research suggests figs may be a supportive fruit for digestive health, blood sugar maintenance, bone disorders, cancer protection, and more.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
27 June 2025
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The foodborne illness is reported to result in high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Symptoms vary among people, but can include fever, flu-like symptoms, headache, stiff neck, confusion, and loss of balance.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Similar conditions will persist on Thursday in the southeast, but clearer conditions are expected for cities like New York, Boston, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia for the holiday, according to the NWS.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Those conditions included normalizing relations with Syria's neighbors, including Israel, as well as the United States.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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Remember the symptoms of heat exhaustion In extreme cases, intense heat can lead to sickness as your body struggles to regulate its temperature.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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There’s a cultural sickness at the heart of this — the tendency to mistake charisma for character, proximity for integrity, success for safety.—
Rob Shuter,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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“Disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disease. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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