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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
A lot of the book is conversation, much of it about the social sickness that Lawrence was obsessed with—passages not exactly conducive to arousal.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Champion Foods says no reports of injuries or sickness related to these products have been made.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
So yeah, there was this painful past of dispossession and disease and sickness and population loss.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
The test is whether MAHA can force government to stop subsidizing, shielding, and defending the industries that profit from sickness.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Champion Foods says no reports of injuries or sickness related to these products have been made.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
So yeah, there was this painful past of dispossession and disease and sickness and population loss.
—AFAR Media, 30 May 2026
The test is whether MAHA can force government to stop subsidizing, shielding, and defending the industries that profit from sickness.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sickness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickness
Noun
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Eventually, the ways in which our body tried to cope — by sweating, for example - no longer suffice, which can result in illnesses like heat stroke, which typically starts when core temperature hits 104 F or more and can lead to death.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Taylor served only 16 months as President before dying of illness.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The full suite of vaccines against childhood diseases was almost complete by 1970.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The deadly plague is called Pierce’s disease.—
Seamus Bozeman
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Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The antihistamine is used in over-the-counter products to treat symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, hives, skin rash, itching and nausea.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Hydrogen sulfide, if you’re exposed long enough, can cause upper airway irritation, nausea, headaches, vertigo, confusion and even memory loss.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Now, leading medical organizations like the World Health Organization recognize obesity as a chronic medical condition that can drive numerous other health ailments such as diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and potentially even cancer.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Before going down with the season-ending ailment, Thornton had unseated Chau Smith-Wade as the team’s starting nickel corner prior to the Week 11 win over Atlanta.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Ultimately, a ballot initiative won’t cure the ills that plague healthcare in the United States, said the Lown Institute’s Saini.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Many Barcelona residents feel the Sagrada Familia's fame has driven some of overtourism's worst ills.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Having survived elephant, buffalo and three leopard attacks in his life, along with bouts of tick bite fever, Charles died in 1940, at the age of 66, gored to death by an injured rhino.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Within two weeks of burial, nearly 50 deaths were recorded in the town, and many of those had reported symptoms that could have been from Ebola, including fever, vomiting, and bleeding.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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“Sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickness. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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