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as in illness
the condition of not being in good health
she was plagued by sickness most of her adult life
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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant or animal's normal bodily functioning
a sickness that resulted in the death of millions of the nation's elm trees
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as in nausea
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting
the sickness that many women feel during the early months of a pregnancy
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Recent Examples of sickness
That sickness felt like a plague Wednesday as Auburn shot 39 of them on 26 Texas fouls.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Like absolutely everything in this movie, that sickness is repeated across the other parts of the story, as Thorn is wounded by a fall and Claire’s non-character of a mom falls ill from movie cancer.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
Local outlet Cape Argus reports the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) was alerted and made aware of a potential sickness onboard.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Washing sheets in hot water every time isn’t necessary for linens that are lightly soiled—think no sweaty nights or sickness.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Like absolutely everything in this movie, that sickness is repeated across the other parts of the story, as Thorn is wounded by a fall and Claire’s non-character of a mom falls ill from movie cancer.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
Local outlet Cape Argus reports the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) was alerted and made aware of a potential sickness onboard.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Washing sheets in hot water every time isn’t necessary for linens that are lightly soiled—think no sweaty nights or sickness.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickness
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Weekly activity levels are based on the rate of doctor’s visits for flu-like illness.—
Koko Nakajima,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Prebys Foundation gave a $125,000 grant to San Diego nonprofit Resounding Joy to provide music therapy to homebound older adults fighting critical illnesses who are receiving meals from local nonprofit Mama’s Kitchen.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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After whooping cough vaccinations declined in Dallas County over the last year, the preventable disease spiked to the highest numbers of infections officials have seen in over a decade, Huang said.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Harm reduction can encompass a range of practices, including handing out free needles to slow the spread of disease, and many local leaders credit some of those efforts with recent drops in fatal overdoses.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Listeria most frequently causes short-term symptoms in healthy individuals, like fever, nausea, and abdominal pain, but is particularly dangerous to pregnant women.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gulati said common side effects of the drug are nausea and constipation.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Peterson has missed 11 of KU’s 24 games because of hamstring tightness, cramping, a quad ailment and illness issues.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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The building had many ailments, and the landlord seemed intent on doing as little as possible about them.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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For all its ills, social media can also be an entry point for anyone interested in Chicago history and the city’s varied eccentricities.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The conductor added that opera not only reveals societal ills but can model what an ideal society can look like.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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For those gray, dreary Berlin February days, the Berlinale this year is offering a colorful fever dream of a cinematic antidote courtesy of Pakistan.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Listeria most frequently causes short-term symptoms in healthy individuals, like fever, nausea, and abdominal pain, but is particularly dangerous to pregnant women.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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