syndrome

noun

Definition of syndromenext
as in development
a set of things that occur concurrently and have identifiable repeated characteristics suffered from a rare syndrome psychological syndromes

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Recent Examples of syndrome The syndrome has been linked to migraines or traced to incidents of mini-seizures or strokes. — David K. Li, NBC news, 8 July 2026 Sanz appeared on all four seasons of Born This Way, which followed the lives of seven adults with Down syndrome pursuing their various passions and career goals. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026 While the cancer patients had alpha-gal IgE antibodies and the same allergic reaction to the drug as seen with alpha-gal syndrome, the cancer patients didn’t report problems eating meat. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 Many people with Marfan are exceptionally tall—Abraham Lincoln, for one, may have had the syndrome—and are at very high risk of a kind of fatal rupture in the heart. — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for syndrome
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  1. development
  2. pattern
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  • Wang said that Silicon Valley has lost some of its appetite for founders who build hardware products, shunning the longer development cycles and less return upside, compared with AI applications, as well as inevitable supply chain hurdles.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Research and development accounts for an average of just 4% of European countries’ defense budgets, compared to 10% for the United States – which reaps significant economic multiplier effects from that military spending.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Definition of development
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  • Carmona suggests opting for a repeating pattern that works well in smaller doses, and then painting the rest of the wall to create contrast and depth.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
  • But instead of slipping into fixer mode, reflect on what the situation is exposing to you about an emotional pattern.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
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