as in decision
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 diagnosis
Carrie Regan, 41, went to the ER in 2023 because of stomach pain, which led to an ovarian cancer diagnosis.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
This diagnosis comes years after the reality star shared she was diagnosed with stage II melanoma in October 2022.
—Glamour, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s also why, if your illness seems to have progressed substantially, your doctor may make a diagnosis simply by reviewing your symptoms and listening to your cough, and not spend time confirming it with lab testing before offering treatment.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
Seeking an autism diagnosis for a child can take a long time.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
This diagnosis comes years after the reality star shared she was diagnosed with stage II melanoma in October 2022.
—Glamour, 13 Feb. 2025
That’s also why, if your illness seems to have progressed substantially, your doctor may make a diagnosis simply by reviewing your symptoms and listening to your cough, and not spend time confirming it with lab testing before offering treatment.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
Seeking an autism diagnosis for a child can take a long time.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnosis
Noun
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The full ramifications of Trump’s decision, whether in the country’s urban centers or rural enclaves, won’t be fully absorbed for weeks or months.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The decision to run a five-man rotation before Shohei Ohtani’s return from a second elbow surgery essentially pits Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May against each other in their respective returns from injury.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Parmesan Zucchini Tots Denser than your average tater tot—and (in this writer’s humble opinion) tastier, too.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2025
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Even more so than in rehearsals, which were before the current administration had gone into office and before the election went south, in my opinion.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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The verdict came in on March 1, after a six-day trial: guilty on all counts.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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So, although warp drive seems implausible, the final verdict is uncertain.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Watching Jacob imprint on a horrifying CGI baby is one of the series’ worst moments, but Bella’s transition into a vampire is one of the best — and an effective cliffhanger for the saga’s epic conclusion.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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In other cases, workers are drawing their own conclusions.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to legal experts to analyze whether Trump's executive order truly contradicts the 14th Amendment and, if so, to clarify the legal reasoning behind such a determination.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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That's fine; the letter's arrival is not a final determination.—
Jeff Weiner,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Diagnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnosis. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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