Thesaurus results for ILLNESSES

illnesses

noun

plural of illness

as in diseases

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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Recent Examples of illnesses The facility lacks a verifiable method that informs food employees of their responsibility to report their health status in regards to illnesses that can spread through food. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 Many of these illnesses share similar symptoms — and there isn’t always an easy way to tell them apart without testing. — Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Going further back into 2020 and 2021, there was minimal flu activity, given that COVID was dominating illnesses. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Nearly half the illnesses in these outbreaks are in children—who are particularly vulnerable to foodborne pathogens. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 There have been legendary players, high-scoring teams even in the midst of the dead-puck era, bankruptcies, illnesses, tragedies and perhaps more magical nights than any other franchise could produce. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Blanchard has said her mother abused her for years and forced her to fake serious illnesses. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Were these illnesses and injuries because of the 18-mile option, or despite it? — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 Providers warn the shift could push people with serious disabilities and illnesses back onto the streets as projects are scrapped and permanent housing converted to temporary units. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Blood tests and biopsies are typically used to study immune biomarkers for skin diseases like psoriasis and vitiligo.

— Erica Sweeney, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Vaccines have been so successful that many of today’s parents and many young pediatricians have never seen what these diseases can do.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of diseases

Noun

But by the first week of September, the Dodgers could no longer argue that his poor performance wasn’t necessarily connected to his ailments.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Symptoms of lung cancer can include coughing, shortness of breath, overwhelming fatigue and pain in the back, chest or shoulder, which could be confused for other ailments.

— Estelamari Rodriguez, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 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

Now, in The Social Reckoning, Sorkin focuses on the ills of the company Facebook eventually became.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The game’s maker, Paolo Pedercini, has long diagnosed the ills of modern capitalism through countercultural video games like Phone Story (2011), which depicted the exploitative supply chain of a smartphone.

— Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ills

Noun

The high fevers brought on by listeria can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women who are infected.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Manganiello detailed debilitating abdominal pain, fevers, rashes, headaches, fatigue and ulcers in his digestive tract that caused bleeding and led to countless colonoscopies.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fevers

Noun

While Standard 100 focuses on harmful substances in the product, the organization’s Made in Green label also addresses production conditions and traceability.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Tornadoes were possible in parts of Virginia and North Carolina, and life-threatening surf and rip current conditions were expected to continue along the Gulf and southeastern Atlantic coasts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

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