as in patterns
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 syndromes
While both syndromes cause numbness and tingling, only thoracic outlet syndrome causes the hands to become cold due to a lack of circulation.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The two treatments are designed to replace the genes broken in mucopolysaccharidosis type I and type II, also known as Hurler and Hunter syndromes, devastating and fatal rare diseases that cause a string of cognitive, cardiac, and other impairments.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
It's not attributed to genetic syndromes or hereditary cancers, because these things take generations to increase in your genes.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes or inflammatory bowel disease were excluded to keep the focus on the potential impact of endurance exercise alone.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The two treatments are designed to replace the genes broken in mucopolysaccharidosis type I and type II, also known as Hurler and Hunter syndromes, devastating and fatal rare diseases that cause a string of cognitive, cardiac, and other impairments.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
It's not attributed to genetic syndromes or hereditary cancers, because these things take generations to increase in your genes.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes or inflammatory bowel disease were excluded to keep the focus on the potential impact of endurance exercise alone.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndromes
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So, changing your eating patterns can disturb it and affect blood sugar control.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
8 Mar. 2026
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First and foremost, the term climate change refers to the long-term temperature shifts and weather patterns across the globe.—
Zoe Mintz,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Prior to the weekend’s developments, several traders warned that oil prices could reach $100 within days — unless there was some de-escalation of hostilities or change to constraints in the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about a fifth of the world’s energy exports.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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In an email exchange, Parsipur, who presently lives in exile in Northern California, expounded on her career, Iran and the recent developments there.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Syndromes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndromes. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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