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Recent Examples of sufferer
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.
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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
But what to do about an illness that no one fully understands, least of all the sufferer?
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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
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
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Both victims were under age 5 at the time of the crime, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Police say identifying additional victims or witnesses will be critical as the investigation continues.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Sufferer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufferer. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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