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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
Yu says that drinking hot water, which has been having a moment as of late, can help relieve sickness or digestive discomfort.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Chee grimaces in pain from his ghost sickness wounds, and Manuelito notices.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Of course, this is despite the South being an overall hot, humid place where catching a sickness from weather is highly unlikely.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Of roughly 45,000 inmates booked annually, 50% disclose chronic illness and approximately 30% of the remaining half are unaware or don’t reveal a chronic sickness.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Chee grimaces in pain from his ghost sickness wounds, and Manuelito notices.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Of course, this is despite the South being an overall hot, humid place where catching a sickness from weather is highly unlikely.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Of roughly 45,000 inmates booked annually, 50% disclose chronic illness and approximately 30% of the remaining half are unaware or don’t reveal a chronic sickness.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickness
Noun
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The hip-hop musician died on Monday, April 6, in Atlanta following a brief illness, her family told Billboard in a statement announcing the news.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The shelter takes in about 350 animals each year, providing each one with medical attention, including spaying/neutering, vaccines, a microchip, testing for common illnesses, dewormer and flea and heartworm prevention.—
Amanda Rosa
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fox, 64, has worked for decades with Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with at age 29 in the early 1990s but kept private until 1998.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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For instance, there may be more car crashes, animal bites, property damage and zoonotic disease transmission.—
Daniel T. Blumstein,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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The nausea that lasted three days when his pancreas flared from CF.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Specific changes in two genes appear to help predict whether patients will lose substantial weight on GLP-1 drugs used to treat obesity — and whether the drugs will cause nausea or vomiting, which are some of their most common side effects, STAT writes, citing a paper in Nature.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
9 Apr. 2026
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In one case, a California prison guard with spinal problems also claimed other ailments, including toenail fungus and eczema, as work-disabling conditions.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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There, an old Tibetan man (Tsewang Migyur Khangsar) requests a Tibetan doctor to tend to his ever more troubling ailments.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In his songs, the Virginia rapper renders societal ills in high definition.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
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The first New Mexico trial on the ills and dangers of social media platforms began in February after a nearly three-year probe by the state.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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But Kumar developed a fever, and the driver booted him off.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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Old Herald clippings from 1986 reported about homeowners toilets and sinks smelling like gas, a 3-year-old getting rashes and fevers from drinking the well water and fear of driers exploding.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickness. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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