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fevers

noun

plural of fever
as in diseases
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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Recent Examples of fevers Signs of severe symptoms include bloody diarrhea, fevers over 102 degrees or frequent vomiting that prevents hydration, according to the CDC. — Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026 While most people infected with the virus do not develop symptoms, others can experience anything from fevers, headaches, vomiting, and more within two to six days after being bit. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Both were found to have respiratory issues and fevers of a hundred and one. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The advisory follows glutathione’s use in the Altadena and Spokane wildfires and recalls at two pharmacies, where usage was linked to fevers, chills, severe headaches and other symptoms. — Martha Bellisle, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Speaking to the Guardian, Florida State University marine biologist Dean Grubbs noted that large fevers of cownose rays historically only went as far as the Chesapeake Bay, with just a few individuals observed farther north. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 Still's disease, a rare type of inflammatory arthritis that can cause rashes, debilitating pain, and fevers. — Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026 Blood in the stool and higher fevers are more common than with norovirus. — Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The worst is over—the fevers have broken, the tissues have dwindled, and everyone is slowly regaining their energy. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fevers
  1. diseases
  2. illnesses
  3. ailments
  4. sicknesses
  5. ills
Noun
  • Jennifer is still an American Kidney Fund Ambassador, and hopes that her and Kennus’ story helps other couples who are navigating kidney diseases.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Other Health Conditions Health conditions, including several autoimmune diseases, can lead directly or indirectly to dry eye syndrome.
    — Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of diseases
Noun
  • People often talk about illnesses like cancer as intruders in the house.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, more people have now died of environmental illnesses that followed the September 11 attacks than perished during the collapse of the towers that day.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of illnesses
Noun
  • In determining whether to reimburse treatment for such ailments, insurers turn to Food and Drug Administration labels and expert guidelines.
    — Arthur Allen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Four brothers later died from ailments that stemmed from the war.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ailments
Noun
  • And while children, the elderly and those with certain sicknesses or medications are most susceptible to heat illness – these temperatures affect everyone.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses.
    — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Definition of sicknesses
Noun
  • In this framework, the cure for the party’s ills can only come from inside the party, not from any external force.
    — ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Football cannot be expected to answer societal ills, but this is the sort of area in which the club’s foundation does its invaluable outreach work, a place touched by those statistics about deprivation and crime.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of ills

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“Fevers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fevers. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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