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a serious disease that causes very frequent evacuation of fluid stools and a loss of blood
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Recent Examples of dysentery
After landing in a part of the Dutch East Indies that is now Indonesia, Earhart got dysentery—a dangerous infection in an era before antibiotics.
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
In summer, the heat led to outbreaks of cholera and dysentery.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Her father, James V, who likely died of cholera or dysentery after suffering a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss in November 1542, left behind his newborn daughter as his only legitimate heir.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
In severe cases, dysentery can be fatal, particularly for high-risk groups such as young children, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
In summer, the heat led to outbreaks of cholera and dysentery.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Her father, James V, who likely died of cholera or dysentery after suffering a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss in November 1542, left behind his newborn daughter as his only legitimate heir.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
In severe cases, dysentery can be fatal, particularly for high-risk groups such as young children, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dysentery
Noun
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The most common form is dysentery caused by the shigella bacteria, in which case the infection is called shigellosis.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in the U.S., approximately half a million people per year become infected with shigellosis.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Food dyes began to raise wider health concerns around 1950, when Orange No. 1 in Halloween candy gave trick-or-treating children diarrhea and rashes.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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After competing, many of the athletes experienced symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Dysentery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dysentery. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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