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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that
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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in the fever of a political campaign a lot of things get said that never should have been said
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Recent Examples of fever
Seen this way, burnout is like the fever or the yellowing leaf.
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Sandro Da Silva, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the book, Cherry is killed during a fight with her boyfriend's mom, Laura (Wright), a culmination of months of tension between the women that has been bubbling ever since Daniel and Cherry began dating, but hit a fever-pitch when Laura lied to Cherry and said Daniel was dead.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Flu symptoms can include aches, cough, fatigue, fever, headache, sore throat and a stuffy or runny nose, according to the CDC.
—Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, this will serve as a distinct reminder that the black iPhone 17 Pro was, in fact, just a fever dream.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sandro Da Silva, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the book, Cherry is killed during a fight with her boyfriend's mom, Laura (Wright), a culmination of months of tension between the women that has been bubbling ever since Daniel and Cherry began dating, but hit a fever-pitch when Laura lied to Cherry and said Daniel was dead.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Flu symptoms can include aches, cough, fatigue, fever, headache, sore throat and a stuffy or runny nose, according to the CDC.
—Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, this will serve as a distinct reminder that the black iPhone 17 Pro was, in fact, just a fever dream.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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The smallest, what are called ultrafine particles, even slip through the alveolar capillary barrier itself, crossing into the bloodstream, and from there travel throughout the body, including to the heart, the brain, and the kidneys to initiate even more destruction and disease (see below).—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the shot has been a life-saving public health intervention against the disease, which can lead to severe health problems, including liver cancer and failure, and death.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Buyback frenzy — But plenty of companies are profiting like crazy off the AI boom—so why has Ellison profited so uniquely enormously?—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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While earlier incidents against Jewish sites, coming amid the backlash over the soaring death toll in Israel’s conflict in Gaza, sparked a media frenzy around this particularly act of brazen antisemitism, the pigs’ heads did not have the same effect.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Defensive end Keion White is out with an illness, leading to more playing time for veteran Anfernee Jennings and rookie Elijah Ponder.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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State health officials will add flu data to its respiratory virus dashboard during the fall flu season, and in the mean time the agency recommends everyone over 6 months of age should stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations to protect against severe illness and current variants.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set two years after the little robot lady went on a murderous rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN’s creator Gemma (Williams) has become a high-profile author and advocate for government oversight of AI.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara condemned the rampage and said the repeat offender endangered the public.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Practitioners and patients alike have realized that there is no magical pill that treats all ailments for everyone.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback Brock Purdy has shoulder and toe ailments and will sit out at least the next two games.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Speaking ill of Mike Trout’s flawless game was impossible.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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One dares to hope that Hollywood, for all its current ills, may finally be turning a corner, reverting back to when new ideas were held at a premium.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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But without it, millions more are at risk for death, sickness and migration, Fletcher said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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When a person is gravely ill, they’re often forced to fight two battles, one against their sickness and the other against the insurance company.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fever. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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