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Recent Examples of incontinence
Many also experience incontinence which then impacts other aspects of their life, including work and exercising.
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Sashikala Vp, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
His initial symptoms included weakness, confusion and incontinence.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
The process causes several bodily changes that can lead to of urinary incontinence symptoms, says Ahmad.
—Anonymous, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
Symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction in both men and women include frequent urination, constipation, urinary and fecal incontinence, painful urination, and low back pain.
—Sara Braun, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Sashikala Vp, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
His initial symptoms included weakness, confusion and incontinence.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
The process causes several bodily changes that can lead to of urinary incontinence symptoms, says Ahmad.
—Anonymous, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
Symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction in both men and women include frequent urination, constipation, urinary and fecal incontinence, painful urination, and low back pain.
—Sara Braun, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontinence
Noun
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The process could, in fact, help rectify that excess of grapes, causing supply to eventually even out with demand.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Unless the category could be brought under control, the excess threatened to self-propagate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year in our great nation and especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once-wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year, especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But in 1832, people believed cholera was linked to intemperance and vice, which were thought to weaken the body.—
William E. Watson,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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Johnson was also a movement candidate, propelled into office by energized unions, frustrated progressives, and backlash from decades of police intemperance and economic inequality.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Grace’s playfully feral wantonness is funny and bewitching, but her schtick loses its luster for Jackson, who takes a job that keeps him away from home, leaving her with the baby.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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From delicate creeping figs to hefty monstera, indoor vining plants bring a touch of wildness into your home.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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Zhao, co-writing with O’Farrell, goes straight for the tear ducts, with crucial help from a superb cast led by Buckley — who, like her character, seems to have an extraordinary ability to dispense with artifice and access a wildness simmering beneath the surface.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The result is a dish built for dipping, dragging and unapologetic indulgence.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Traditionally, bakers in European countries used up all their fats and sugar ahead of the Lenten season since religious observances forbid indulgences during the season.—
Jelissa Burns,
Freep.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This is an ideal choice for those looking for a visible change, but with that effortless casualness that never goes out of style.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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The coffee donut chain is known for doing low-fi ads that pop on social with a tonal casualness to them.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Nov. 2025
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What then to make of Netflix’s permissiveness toward the theatrical experience this awards season?—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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However, Thalund and screenwriter Marianne Lentz imbue the set-up with a fresh 2025 perspective while attuning the material to a very particular Danish frequency in a society perpetually triangulating between child-centric educational approaches, permissiveness and conformity.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Incontinence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontinence. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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