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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
suffered from a mysterious illness that left her weak and tired all the time
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as in sickness
the condition of not being in good health
prone to illness as a child, he was sent to a western ranch with the expectation that it would toughen him up
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Recent Examples of illness
The federal government has functionally abdicated its role in keeping Americans safe from dangerous illness.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The recent resurgence of measles demonstrates how lower vaccination rates create the spread of serious illness.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Emily Mendenhall, PhD and MPH, is a medical anthropologist who has studied how culture and politics shape health, illness and access to health care.
—Jessica Magidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Florida to drop all vaccine requirements The US state of Florida is planning to drop all vaccination requirements, including routine childhood shots for measles, diphtheria, and other life-threatening illnesses.
—semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The recent resurgence of measles demonstrates how lower vaccination rates create the spread of serious illness.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Emily Mendenhall, PhD and MPH, is a medical anthropologist who has studied how culture and politics shape health, illness and access to health care.
—Jessica Magidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Florida to drop all vaccine requirements The US state of Florida is planning to drop all vaccination requirements, including routine childhood shots for measles, diphtheria, and other life-threatening illnesses.
—semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illness
Noun
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Those drugs, which target rare diseases, and some newer cancer treatments are part of the reason Sun Life Financial covered 47 claims last year that cost over $3 million.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Certain health conditions, including liver disease, cancer, diabetes or HIV, or immunosuppressants, raise the risk for severe illness.—
Mollye Barrows,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Further signs of sickness can be seen in job openings.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unlike my frail biological instrument, an AI voice will never experience sickness.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Kelce injured his knee during that preseason, an ailment initially diagnosed as a bone bruise.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nick Herbig is also questionable due to a hamstring ailment.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 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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In their assessments, desegregation and the passage of time have cured all of America’s racial ills.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Infected people can experience common symptoms including fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, loss of appetite, diarrhea and vomiting.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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For example, if a pregnant woman takes Tylenol for a fever, the fever itself or the infection causing the fever could be the factor affecting autism risk.—
Adaira Landry,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Illness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illness. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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