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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
But if a fever is well-controlled and there are no emergency symptoms, AIWS itself does not require immediate attention.
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Lindsey Getz, Parents, 10 Jan. 2026
Back in December, Althea's flu symptoms worsened from a fever to dizziness and then a seizure, WHDH 7News reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
That’s not a trivial effect for a disease that, even in mild cases, can cause days of high fevers and chills, followed by potentially weeks of that delightful run-over-by-a-truck feeling.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Miami hums as a warm-weather clearing house for Latin American taste and capital, part art fair, part duty-free fever dream with better coffee.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lindsey Getz, Parents, 10 Jan. 2026
Back in December, Althea's flu symptoms worsened from a fever to dizziness and then a seizure, WHDH 7News reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
That’s not a trivial effect for a disease that, even in mild cases, can cause days of high fevers and chills, followed by potentially weeks of that delightful run-over-by-a-truck feeling.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Miami hums as a warm-weather clearing house for Latin American taste and capital, part art fair, part duty-free fever dream with better coffee.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fever
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The research accounted for reduced availability of key nutrients in seafood, including calcium, omega-3 fatty acids, protein and iron -- the loss of which can be linked to increases in disease risk and additional deaths.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Crown rot is a disease where fungi or bacteria attack the base of the plant near the soil line.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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Travelers not seeking football frenzy should avoid the fall, when hotel and airfare prices skyrocket and crowds are large.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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January was set to host a free-agent frenzy, with most league veterans aligning their contracts to expire in advance of the new CBA.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Here's what to know about the mysterious illness.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Without antibiotic treatment, the disease can lead to serious illness, including kidney damage, liver failure, meningitis and difficulty breathing.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Victims of and witnesses to the rampage expressed disappointment and concern following the ruling, with at least one questioning whether the decision was moral or just.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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The latest problem for Vance is that the department is taking its rebrand too literally, threatening or engaging in a dangerous, multi-nation-conquering, oil-grabbing rampage that the vice president must defend, yet has been noticeably quiet.—
Myra Adams,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2010, two years before his death at 82 from complications of heart and lung ailments, Reisman founded Table Tennis Nation.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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Wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, who popped up on the injury report Thursday with a hamstring ailment, was present.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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As a result of her work with AMRs, Wise avoids framing humanoids as some sort of industrial panacea for every economic ill, from labor shortages to manufacturing bottlenecks.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Certainly, in the past several years, the app has been blamed for any number of contemporary social ills.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2025
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From the moment the kids set foot back at school in the fall, until some time around spring break, parents can expect sicknesses to take over their homes faster than the latest viral slang expression.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Jan. 2026
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The leading causes of harm to the whales are linked to human interference; entanglements in fishing gear and boat and ship collisions have resulted in significant increases in sickness, injury, and death.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fever. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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