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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
New boogeyman In the South Africa of the Trumpist fever dream, in which a bloodthirsty Black majority seeks vengeance against Whites by taking their land and even their lives, EFF would be wildly popular.
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Symptoms of salmonella include nausea, fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, or diarrhea.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Drinking or coming into contact with elevated levels of fecal coliform may cause an upset stomach, vomiting, fever or diarrhea in people.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Someone exposed to the measles usually develops symptoms one to three weeks after exposure, including fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash that typically develops on the face a few days later and spreads.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Symptoms of salmonella include nausea, fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, or diarrhea.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Drinking or coming into contact with elevated levels of fecal coliform may cause an upset stomach, vomiting, fever or diarrhea in people.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Someone exposed to the measles usually develops symptoms one to three weeks after exposure, including fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash that typically develops on the face a few days later and spreads.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fever
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Blood pressure may rise with age, increasing cardiovascular disease risk.—
Anisha Shah,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Fusarium head blight, or FHB, is a devastating disease for staple crops like wheat, barley, maize and rice.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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In Game 1 alone, Haliburton hit a game-tying shot at the end of regulation, sending the New York crowd into a stunned frenzy.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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The present crypto frenzy is sucking up all of the financial oxygen.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 May 2025
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Wear masks: All of these respiratory illnesses can be spread through airborne viruses or bacteria particles.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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Absence of treatment is not absence of illness, of course, but given how much time Gauguin spent in hospitals, that such a familiar disease would have been missed seems unlikely.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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The public rift between Musk and Trump began in earnest with Musk's rampage against the president's domestic megabill.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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As the county’s deadliest mass shooting, the rampage also raised questions about whether Wagstaffe would seek to execute the man believed responsible for it.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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The division is responsible for screening and reviewing medical exams to determine whether there is evidence that coal miners have developed a respiratory ailment, commonly known as black lung disease.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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There is a mounting pile of respected research on plenty of ailments.—
Lindsey Bartlett,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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But the strikes of 2023 that delayed releases slated for 2024 were never the only ills plaguing the entertainment sector.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
3 June 2025
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For his part, the Briton suggested winning in Monaco was not a cure to all ills.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The plan lists a slew of excused absences, including sickness among students, major illness in the student’s immediate family, and doctor’s appointments.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Medical coverage $75,000 in emergency accident and sickness coverage $250,000 in evacuation and repatriation coverage $750 in emergency dental treatment coverage Pre-existing conditions No coverage for pre-existing conditions within 60 days of your policy’s start date.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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“Fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fever. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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