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 Medical schools employ people to portray patients with specific symptoms, emotional reactions and medical histories, giving students a chance to practice everything from diagnosing illnesses to delivering difficult news. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 There were many individuals who appeared before me who had chronic illnesses. — Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 Tracking illness in Colorado Colorado tracks flu and other respiratory illnesses year-round. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Visby has since partnered with Everlywell, DoorDash, Quest Diagnostics, and Labcorp to sell its test, and is planning to develop similar versions for other conditions like male STIs, respiratory illnesses, and UTIs. — Charlotte Hu, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 No illnesses or injuries have been reported, according to the FDA. — Eva Flowe october 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 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 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

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Noun

Animal diseases also threaten our economy and food system, destroying more than 20% of global livestock production each year.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The couple created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization whose efforts include curing, managing and preventing all diseases.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of diseases

Noun

The campaign is unfolding as the city contends with myriad urban ailments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Running backs Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley also are dealing with ailments, while offensive lineman Lane Johnson surprised everyone with his retirement mid-season.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 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

Hilton has blasted Becerra as taking the state’s voters for granted, failing to hold public campaign events to explain his detailed plans to address California’s many ills.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Now, in The Social Reckoning, Sorkin focuses on the ills of the company Facebook eventually became.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ills

Noun

The Bundibugyo virus comes from the same family as the Ebola virus that caused the 2014 West Africa and 2018 Congo epidemics, causing the fatal fevers associated with Ebola.

— Ananya Rupanagunta, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026
Listeria’s high fevers can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of fevers

Noun

Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts only a 55% chance for good conditions at the launch site as well as listing a moderate-to-high chance of bad conditions for the rocket booster recovery attempt downrange.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
The protests, fueled in part by anger over rising living costs, school conditions and public services, erupted into violence Saturday.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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