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Recent Examples of severity Depending on the severity of your situation, your primary care physician or other referring doctor could make a call on your behalf. Angela Haupt, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025 The Warriors’ front office might think too highly of itself to grasp the severity of the situation, but these questions are downright existential. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 That's because of concerns that vaccination, which lowers the severity of disease in poultry, could potentially mask infections and bring the virus across borders, according to John Clifford, former Chief Veterinary Officer for the USDA and an advisor for the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council. Kate Wells, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025 Daily omega-3 fatty acid supplementation has been shown to reduce atopic dermatitis symptom severity and decrease Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scores, a tool used to measure the extent of psoriasis. Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for severity 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severity
Noun
  • The experience leans more cool than comfy: There are warnings about the heat upstairs during certain months and the hardness of the futons.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 July 2024
  • Test strips were again used to evaluate the hardness of the water once the testing period concluded.
    Brittany VanDerBill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The study revealed significant changes in the biomechanical properties of the astronauts' eyes, including a 33% drop in ocular rigidity, an 11% decrease in intraocular pressure, and a 25% reduction in ocular pulse amplitude.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The minerals provide bones with resistance, strength and rigidity, while protein gives them flexibility and resistance to fracture, Shankland said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The statement went on to explain that the company would increase the stringency of pre-launch testing phases.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • This can be done without financial stringencies by redirecting a fraction of the trillions of dollars spent on the military-industrial-security state.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024

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“Severity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severity. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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