as in unfit
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Recent Examples of diseased
Judy was arrested and charged with child neglect without great bodily harm and abandon animal to die, sick, diseased or Infirm.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Yes, the organ had looked diseased, but a biopsy would need to confirm that.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Start by removing any broken branches, along with dead or diseased wood.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
Cut them back so that their presence is less daunting, and remove diseased perennials right away.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Yes, the organ had looked diseased, but a biopsy would need to confirm that.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Start by removing any broken branches, along with dead or diseased wood.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
Cut them back so that their presence is less daunting, and remove diseased perennials right away.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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That said, to be displaced is to be object, material, pushed across borders, overloaded into boats, stuffed into unfit vehicles, herded over mountains by smugglers.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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When Eleanor gives birth to a baby named Lily and—in Ruth’s eyes—proves unfit to care for her, Ruth decides to raise the girl alone.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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The move came after state public health inspectors fined Golden Legacy for handcuffing an incapacitated patient’s ankle to the bed in violation of state and federal laws.—
Don Thompson,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The 25th Amendment also has a controversial provision that allows the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet, or the majority of another body that Congress designated by law, to initiate the transfer of powers from an incapacitated president to the vice president.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Vance briefly visited the ailing Francis last month at the Vatican, just hours before his death.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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The writer of breakout series Mr Bates vs the Post Office has some choice words for the ailing UK drama industry.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Parents might use those days to stay home with a sick child, while others might use a non-work day to help a family member in need or take a pet to the vet.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This is a vital step not just for those currently facing a terminal diagnosis, but for the many Californians who aren’t sick now but may be someday.—
Christie Golemb,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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An unhealthy population can then lead to a decrease in a population’s ability to obtain and maintain employment.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2025
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This is how the agency defines what levels are considered unhealthy.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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However, if the kittens are in danger or appear unwell, contacting a local animal welfare organization is recommended.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Pettit looked a bit unwell in a NASA broadcast as recovery team members hauled him out of the Soyuz.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Many residents reacted angrily when L.A. County officials called for volunteers in March to help with rebuilding the park, saying that the decision was tone deaf in the face of fire survivors’ trauma and unsafe given the toxicity of the debris.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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Fine arts Artist of the Year Helen Zhang discussed how the imagery in her paintings explores themes of resilience and vulnerability, inspired in part by her experience of being deaf in one ear.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
8 May 2025
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George had lived there for eight years, while Cookie, a chronically ill stray, appeared around 2020.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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However, some people at standard risk of COVID-19 will get seriously ill from the infection, and some will die from it.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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