sufferer

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Recent Examples of sufferer 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 But what to do about an illness that no one fully understands, least of all the sufferer? Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufferer
victim
Noun
  • Court documents in the federal prosecution of the employee, Jacob Melvin Hart, indicate there could be more juvenile victims from Crossline Community Church.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • All three victims were shot and killed outside the Sky Market on 85th Avenue and International Boulevard, allegedly after the brothers attempted to purchase marijuana from another person who was at the store, authorities said.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026

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“Sufferer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufferer. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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