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Recent Examples of unsoundness In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019 In 2015, 66 trees were removed by city crews because of poor health or unsoundness. Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 5 May 2017 Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness. Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsoundness
Noun
  • His illness has limited him to light catch play over the past few days, and the shift in plans meant some slight alterations to his routine, which Ireton ran through with club security.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Some are clearly seismic, like bereavement, illness or war.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Minor gastrointestinal discomfort is probably the most common symptom; however, pathogens that may cause only minor sickness in some people may cause serious conditions or death in others, especially in the very young, old, or those with weakened immune systems.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Pray that people get that sickness, that violence out of them.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Unsoundness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsoundness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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