sickishness

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Noun
  • Dynasties regularly fall not because of a stronger, external opponent but because of internal malaise, a drifting disconnect to the need to win.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • In his view there was only one culprit to then blame—general malaise unrelated to the brand or its products.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The Twins got there by beating the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Saturday night at Target Field, getting a strong performance from Joe Ryan — who dealt with a violent illness earlier this week.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
  • His ultimate goal: save tens of millions of lives, especially those of women and children suffering from HIV, malaria and other deadly illnesses.
    Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Besides being nuisances, many types carry diseases including West Nile virus, encephalitis, and canine heartworm.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • Minnesota newborns will soon be screened for a disease that can lead to delays in developmental milestones, regression of skills, seizures and in some cases death.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness.
    Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2017
Noun
  • Gin Gins Ginger Candy $15 at Amazon Motion sickness can strike without warning, especially during turbulent flights or bumpy car rides.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
  • Indicative of periods of stress, sickness, and malnutrition, these signs suggest that the majority of corpses buried at Ca’ Granda came from the poorer classes of Milan, confirming that the hospital’s treatments were truly available to all.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • And who among us can’t relate to some version of parental dysfunction?
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
  • Her new subjects converge on the winter wonderland boasting all manner of dysfunction.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • This is a very strong indicator of potential upsets.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Saying that the lack of upsets will kill college basketball, however, is a bit different.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • WalletHub set out to find where Americans suffer the most from substance use disorders.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 13 May 2025
  • Researchers found that most parents with a substance use disorder abuse alcohol.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 May 2025
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“Sickishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickishness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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