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Recent Examples of sufferer
Colchicine was commonly used in Europe for centuries, and in the 18th century was brought from that continent to America by Benjamin Franklin, a notorious sufferer from gout.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Inspired by Matute’s personal experience as a carer for her mother, an Alzheimer disease sufferer, during her early adulthood, the title was always a main competition frontrunner.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Bromodosis tends to be worse for those around than for the sufferer.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
For the sufferer, however, the illness is lived as a singular nexus between culture, temperament, circumstance, and the body’s quirks.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Poppy is a chronic sufferer who has more than a dozen attacks each month.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Willner went on the road with presentations that included his injecting himself with blood from an AIDS sufferer, as if to show that there was nothing to be feared from HIV.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
No thug could hurt Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini)—North Jersey mob boss and sufferer of panic attacks—like his own family.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Vision may be impacted and the sufferer will demonstrate symptoms of dementia before, ultimately, losing the ability to perform basic functions like eating, swallowing and breathing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
Inspired by Matute’s personal experience as a carer for her mother, an Alzheimer disease sufferer, during her early adulthood, the title was always a main competition frontrunner.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Bromodosis tends to be worse for those around than for the sufferer.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
For the sufferer, however, the illness is lived as a singular nexus between culture, temperament, circumstance, and the body’s quirks.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Poppy is a chronic sufferer who has more than a dozen attacks each month.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Willner went on the road with presentations that included his injecting himself with blood from an AIDS sufferer, as if to show that there was nothing to be feared from HIV.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
No thug could hurt Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini)—North Jersey mob boss and sufferer of panic attacks—like his own family.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Vision may be impacted and the sufferer will demonstrate symptoms of dementia before, ultimately, losing the ability to perform basic functions like eating, swallowing and breathing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufferer
victim
Noun
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The check was requested by a relative after friends and family had not heard from the victims, officials said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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During the sentencing hearing, statements from the victims’ parents were read aloud before the court.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2026
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“Sufferer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufferer. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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