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
Improvements in the therapeutic landscape compel a rethinking of screening for kidney diseases, especially in young adults.
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Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
And by preventing some infections, or just reducing symptoms and the infectiousness of breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals, vaccines reduce the chances of spreading the disease to others, including those too young to be vaccinated or who are unlikely to respond to the vaccine.
—Virginia E. Pitzer, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Buenos Aires, at the time, was ravaged by the disease, and Prager says that project was one of the most meaningful of his life.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Peter Frampton, the celebrated guitarist who seemed set to retire in 2019 after a degenerative muscle disease diagnosis, has returned to the studio for his first album of original music in 16 years.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
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Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
And by preventing some infections, or just reducing symptoms and the infectiousness of breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals, vaccines reduce the chances of spreading the disease to others, including those too young to be vaccinated or who are unlikely to respond to the vaccine.
—Virginia E. Pitzer, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Buenos Aires, at the time, was ravaged by the disease, and Prager says that project was one of the most meaningful of his life.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Peter Frampton, the celebrated guitarist who seemed set to retire in 2019 after a degenerative muscle disease diagnosis, has returned to the studio for his first album of original music in 16 years.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disease
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The ability to self-schedule helps Young manage her autism and a chronic illness called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, which can cause a rapid heart rate or dizziness when standing up.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Recent water samples showed bacteria levels exceeding state health standards, which may increase the risk of illness, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health told Fox News Digital.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Michael King missed most of last year due to shoulder and knee ailments.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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For decades researchers have been investigating whether other types of medications can treat the ailment.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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And Pearl, while making his team’s case Thursday, unwittingly did a fine job of spelling out the ills of expansion as well.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hollywood has always been an easy political punching bag–a convenient scapegoat for a host of intractable ills.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.—
Christian Dameff,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Certain medical conditions also increase risk, including immune system disorders, HIV infection and not having a functioning spleen.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Horns have caught a fever of some sort.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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The medication is intended for children ages 2 to 11 and helps reduce pain and fever, according to a description of the product on Taro's website.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The judge had set their bail at $25,000 each with home confinement, GPS monitoring, and other conditions because of the delays caused by the Quigley allegations disclosure.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The task force will monitor conditions across the state and recommend mitigation efforts to Polis.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The symptoms of our darkest cultural sicknesses become visible.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Chee grimaces in pain from his ghost sickness wounds, and Manuelito notices.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disease. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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