unwellness

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Noun
  • The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
  • President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Rabbit Holed is Kieran Press-Reynolds’ weekly column exploring songs and scenes at the intersection of music and digital culture, separating shitpost genius from shitpassé lameness.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Countless more suffer silently with every step from preexisting, untreated injuries and lameness.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The standard post-City malaise aside, there are reasons to believe Thomas Frank will lead them to an improved campaign.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There is little that brings French politicians together these days, but a majority of them seem to increasingly agree that the solution to either of these problems—the far-right and the country’s democratic malaise—won’t come from the current tenant of the Elysée Palace.
    Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bin Laden, through the al-Qaida terrorist organization, targeted the United States for nearly a decade before the 9/11 attacks in 2001, utilizing this large and expansive infrastructure.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Polish officials said 19 objects entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine.
    George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ketamine therapy’s most common short-term side effects are dizziness and nausea, but in extreme cases, long-term, heavy use of ketamine is associated with memory problems, gastrointestinal issues, and urinary tract infections, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Once doctors cleared out the infection, an ambulance took him back to Menninger to complete his treatment.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In playing the character later on, was there a sort of reverse-engineering of his decrepitude?
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The clinics’ decrepitude was regularly mentioned in health ministry meetings.
    Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Unwellness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwellness. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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