ill-beings

Definition of ill-beingsnext
plural of ill-being
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Noun
  • The winter had been a season of calamities, with one emergency or challenge after another.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
  • Farmers markets — that humble and charming throwback to a bygone era — are also struggling with higher fuel prices, after weathering the economic calamities of the pandemic and other misfortunes.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • For those millions of Americans, spring weather brings sniffles, itchy eyes, asthma exacerbation, and other miseries, with effects ranging from mild symptoms to serious medical emergencies.
    Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
  • Inarguably one of the best teams in the country annually, the Boilermakers had a string of March miseries.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Ill-beings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-beings. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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