as in identifies
to find out or establish the identity of
Experts have introduced new technology for diagnosing certain types of cancer in their early stages.
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as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration
my diagnosis of the situation is that immediate action needs to be taken
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Recent Examples of diagnoses
Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If an early screening test diagnoses the same patient with cancer in 2024, but the patient still only lives until 2030, the patient has not lived longer but appears to have an improved six-year survival with the test.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
While there has been work done on a non-invasive test that diagnoses diabetes by measuring glucose in sweat, getting sweaty isn't always appealing to patients and such tests haven't yet come to market.
—New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Cancer care has been the top driver of employer cost increases for four years in a row, exacerbated by a growing prevalence of diagnoses and more expensive treatments, according to the Business Group on Health, which surveyed 121 larger companies.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Throughout the years, Ray had shared serious health issues, including burns from a 2021 fire, COVID and pneumonia diagnoses in 2022, as well as pneumonia and a blood infection in August 2024.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Guardian CEOs are speaking out about cancer diagnoses.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
There’s some thought that an increase in diagnoses of early-onset colorectal cancer could be exacerbated by differences in screening for younger versus older patients.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Instead of waiting for an office visit, patients enter symptoms into a large language model and receive guidance on likely diagnoses and next steps.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The hope is that the tool can be rolled out for use in doctors’ offices, memory clinics or homes, helping to enable earlier Alzheimer’s diagnoses.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
According to The Cleveland Clinic, IDC accounts for around 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses in women.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Splunk’s new approach embeds agentic AI directly into Splunk Observability Cloud and Splunk AppDynamics, which continuously analyzes telemetry, flags anomalies, diagnoses root causes and recommends fixes.
—Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
If an early screening test diagnoses the same patient with cancer in 2024, but the patient still only lives until 2030, the patient has not lived longer but appears to have an improved six-year survival with the test.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
While there has been work done on a non-invasive test that diagnoses diabetes by measuring glucose in sweat, getting sweaty isn't always appealing to patients and such tests haven't yet come to market.
—New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
Ray used a wheelchair due to paralysis and shared serious health issues throughout the years, including burns from a 2021 fire, COVID and pneumonia diagnoses in 2022, as well as pneumonia and a blood infection in August 2024.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Cancer care has been the top driver of employer cost increases for four years in a row, exacerbated by a growing prevalence of diagnoses and more expensive treatments, according to the Business Group on Health, which surveyed 121 larger companies.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Throughout the years, Ray had shared serious health issues, including burns from a 2021 fire, COVID and pneumonia diagnoses in 2022, as well as pneumonia and a blood infection in August 2024.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Guardian CEOs are speaking out about cancer diagnoses.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
There’s some thought that an increase in diagnoses of early-onset colorectal cancer could be exacerbated by differences in screening for younger versus older patients.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Instead of waiting for an office visit, patients enter symptoms into a large language model and receive guidance on likely diagnoses and next steps.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The hope is that the tool can be rolled out for use in doctors’ offices, memory clinics or homes, helping to enable earlier Alzheimer’s diagnoses.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
According to The Cleveland Clinic, IDC accounts for around 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses in women.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnoses
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Set up with a post-credits scene at the end of War, this film finds the League investigating the death of an entire American nuclear submarine crew, which Wonder Woman identifies as the work of warriors from Atlantis.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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The test identifies over 120 allergens, including food intolerances, environmental triggers, and household irritants.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, tax framework complexity considers aspects of how the tax laws are being enforced, such as tax law enactment, tax guidance, tax payment and filing systems, tax audits, and how corporations can appeal tax decisions.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That is difficult for many people who make critical decisions for the people.—
Richard B. Williams,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Keep scrolling for kitchen finds as low as $5.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps overcome by the beauty of a very blue natural pool nestled in the woods, Cherry finds it in herself to be honest with Daniel.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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On Reddit, users shared mixed opinions about Bella's breed.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the past decade, AirHelp, an online flight compensation and rights service, has published its AirHelp Score, a global ranking that evaluates more than 200 airports based on punctuality, service, and amenities.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The committee evaluates proposals for physical changes to buildings within the Downtown Development Review Overlay District.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Despite the promise, researchers caution against early conclusions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Plus-size segment remains underserved by apparel market Mallorie Dunn, a professor of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and owner of SmartGlamour, a clothing line that offers the smallest and largest sizes, worries about the apparel retail market rushing to conclusions.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Fortunately, the public recognizes how backward this decision is.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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And in 2016, Hadid was the first woman to win the RIBA Gold Medal, which recognizes an individual’s substantial contributions to international architecture on behalf of the British monarch.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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In a statement to USA TODAY, one of Combs’ attorneys, Erica Wolff, said the jury’s not-guilty verdicts undermine the validity of the civil claims.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Trials make disputes public, and jury trials allow citizens to debate the issues and return verdicts that reflect their community.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Diagnoses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnoses. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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