sickliness

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Noun
  • Each of his figures exists in a limbo of invalidism, enervation, atrophied mythology, Arcadian dreams of bathing beauties, and all our endless Modernist nudes by riverbeds, in parks, beds, stripped naked facing us, or masturbating.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2021
  • As Eliot went through a crisis involving his turn to Christianity, Vivien’s invalidism, and his mother’s death, his letters got more and more intense and confessional.
    Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
  • President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • Blood pressure may rise with age, increasing cardiovascular disease risk.
    Anisha Shah, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
  • Untreated dental disease can even be life threatening, as in the case of Deamonte Driver, who died at age 12 after bacteria spread from an untreated tooth abscess to his brain.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • In playing the character later on, was there a sort of reverse-engineering of his decrepitude?
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The clinics’ decrepitude was regularly mentioned in health ministry meetings.
    Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Past experience with post-conflict reconstruction around the world shows that transparency and inclusivity in government decision-making are the best antidotes to corruption, economic stagnation, and other common maladies in recovering countries.
    Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
  • And, third, that most maladies can be prevented or treated through one’s own ascetic diet and life-style choices.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Miscellaneous The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules or the Affidavit will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
  • This latest result has nothing to say about parallel universes, the multiverse, or the validity or invalidity of any of the still-viable interpretations of quantum mechanics.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Incas had advanced calendars and ceramics as well, and perfected a type of neurosurgery, likely to treat skull wounds suffered in battle, among other ailments.
    Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
  • The death was attributed to a liver ailment, which veterans said had nothing to do with Siwash’s fondness for beer.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The decision of Democrats to ignore Biden’s infirmity and boost him in 2024 looked risky at the time.
    Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
  • This decision, framed by loyalty and political considerations, obscured the president’s infirmity at a moment of pivotal international consequence.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Sickliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickliness. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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