as in diseases
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
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Recent Examples of ailments
Practitioners and patients alike have realized that there is no magical pill that treats all ailments for everyone.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Brock Purdy has shoulder and toe ailments and will sit out at least the next two games.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
And a lot of them now, all these years later, have had life-threatening diseases and illnesses and ailments from that day.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Add another key defensive starter to the Broncos’ list of nagging ailments.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
In addition to her physical ailments, Onyx also struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, her mother said.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Moses, Landry and White appear to be dealing with new ailments.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Shanahan also said the toe was the worse of the two ailments.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The additions will help firefighters exposed to chemicals which can lead to serious ailments such as cancer, Broschard said.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Quarterback Brock Purdy has shoulder and toe ailments and will sit out at least the next two games.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
And a lot of them now, all these years later, have had life-threatening diseases and illnesses and ailments from that day.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Add another key defensive starter to the Broncos’ list of nagging ailments.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
In addition to her physical ailments, Onyx also struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, her mother said.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Moses, Landry and White appear to be dealing with new ailments.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Shanahan also said the toe was the worse of the two ailments.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The additions will help firefighters exposed to chemicals which can lead to serious ailments such as cancer, Broschard said.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailments
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Parents will be especially alarmed and this will place terrible burdens on pediatricians who will need to assuage their worries in order to provide important protections against serious and sometimes fatal diseases.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Nurabot is currently being piloted in Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan, on a ward that treats diseases associated with the lungs, face and neck, including lung cancer and asthma.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Children suffering from malnutrition can be more susceptible to contracting other illnesses, and children with preexisting conditions can be more vulnerable to becoming malnourished, experts say.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Childhood illnesses had severely weakened her own heart.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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One dares to hope that Hollywood, for all its current ills, may finally be turning a corner, reverting back to when new ideas were held at a premium.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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In their assessments, desegregation and the passage of time have cured all of America’s racial ills.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pathogens in human poop can remain active for a long time – over a year in outdoor environments – meaning that waste left behind today can cause severe gastrointestinal disease and other sicknesses for future visitors.—
B. Derrick Taff,
The Conversation,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Nutrient-rich soil in laboratories also does not reflect the challenges of field conditions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Blake Lively previously identified Swift as a person in her orbit would have knowledge about discussions regarding working conditions on the set of the movie, produced by Wayfarer Studios.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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But current virus variants continue to spread burning throats, fevers and other miseries.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Measles also causes fevers and red, watery eyes and can lead to complications such as pneumonia or, in rare cases, brain damage and death.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Ailments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailments. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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