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Recent Examples of diseased
Those include two monoclonal antibody products, which use protective proteins that are generated as part of the body’s immune response to target diseased cells.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
The 82-year-old revealed he'd been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer in December and underwent a lobectomy to remove the diseased portion of his lung.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
Because most home compost bins don't reach a high enough temperature to kill pathogens or seeds, don't add grass clippings from a diseased or weedy lawn.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2026
The concentrated ultrasound energy is able to kill the diseased tissues by raising their temperature, while sparing the healthy parts nearby.
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Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for diseased
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
The 82-year-old revealed he'd been diagnosed with stage 1 lung cancer in December and underwent a lobectomy to remove the diseased portion of his lung.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
Because most home compost bins don't reach a high enough temperature to kill pathogens or seeds, don't add grass clippings from a diseased or weedy lawn.
—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2026
The concentrated ultrasound energy is able to kill the diseased tissues by raising their temperature, while sparing the healthy parts nearby.
—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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There are worse strategies, but perhaps the unfit 18-year-old can’t do it all himself.
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The plan to buy large warehouses unfit for human habitation and spend millions more to convert them to prisons sparked nationwide backlash and pointed resistance in Social Circle and Oakwood.
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Prosecutors, who had sought seven years and seven months in jail, said that the four women accusing him of rape, in both the proven and unproven cases, had each time been too unconscious or too incapacitated to resist him after attending parties.
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The spoof comedy parodied 1970s disaster films and followed Hays' character, who must overcome his fear of flying to land a commercial jet when its crew and passengers become incapacitated by food poisoning.
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Her death was announced to TMZ by her boyfriend Roy Hernandez, who had just this week set up a GoFundMe page for the ailing Chase.
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Borba headed home to care for his ailing dad.
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After more than a decade as a reviewer, Jason Bennett has an unhealthy love for rogue-like survival games and terrible puns.
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Air quality in the Marysvale area is expected to reach unhealthy levels by the afternoon and evening.
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Having a sick pet is emotionally a lot to handle.
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Preventing infestation Just because one calf is sick doesn’t mean the entire herd will get it, Cammack said.
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In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.
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Water was limited, there was no air conditioning, and some guests appeared unwell.
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Her grandfather was mentally ill, an alcoholic; her grandmother attempted suicide multiple times in a nearby river.
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Some days are spent inside an Ebola Treatment Unit caring for patients who are frightened, isolated, and desperately ill.
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None of this sounds basically unsound.
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Because his stance on climate change conflicts with overwhelming scientific consensus, the president has removed climate information from federal websites, approved scientifically unsound reports that favor fossil fuels, and gutted key scientific agencies and boards.
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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