as in illness
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks
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Recent Examples of disease
Vaccines and high rates of vaccination have made these diseases much less common in the United States.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The results came back as a Brucella suis infection, which causes a rare bacterial disease in humans and is spread by animals, according to the CDC.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
One such example was glyphosate, one of many herbicides which Kennedy has spoken about wanting to limit for being linked to diseases like cancer.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder affecting the nervous system that worsens over time, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The results came back as a Brucella suis infection, which causes a rare bacterial disease in humans and is spread by animals, according to the CDC.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
One such example was glyphosate, one of many herbicides which Kennedy has spoken about wanting to limit for being linked to diseases like cancer.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder affecting the nervous system that worsens over time, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disease
Noun
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Doctors have said his voice has been weakened by his illness.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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According to the 41-year-old and his wife Jessica, their son Miller died after a sudden illness while on vacation.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After years of mid-season ailments, Horn was able to play in 15 games, while producing 68 tackles, two sacks, 13 pass breakups and an interception.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The economic ills felt by consumers will be purely in service of ensuring the most profitable companies in the world are never held to account.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The symbolic surprise of the week came from Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, where the designer Rei Kawakubo startled the audience if only because this was really the sole show that seemed, through its clothes, to acknowledge the broader ills of the world.—
Jacob Gallagher,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Most of all, the Americans with signs on the street outside the Yarmouth Resort complained, there would be crimes committed by foreign criminals attracted to the usual disorder and chaos that followed in the wake of Biden’s lunatic policies.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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The agency finally approved the company’s marketing of tests to determine genetic dispositions to 10 health conditions, including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and certain blood clotting disorders, in 2017.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Allergies don’t typically cause fever, but viral infections can.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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More top sports stories: Photos: Baseball fever grips Tokyo as the Cubs open their season in Japan Loyola and DePaul men and UIC women accept postseason tournament invitations Review: Mary J. Blige’s voice at the United Center was in top form — so why the rush?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The chances of being diagnosed with a hair loss condition was 26.5 out of 1,000 for those taking semaglutide and 11.8 out of 1,000 for those taking bupropion-naltrexone.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
26 Mar. 2025
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Its redwood trees, transplanted from the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1974, were a condition of the building’s approval by then-Mayor Joe Alioto.—
Jennifer Lee,
Forbes,
26 Mar. 2025
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Jesus loves the children, and advocating for them to be exposed to preventable sickness and death defies every tenet of Jesus loving the little children.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Bulls’ championship banners are down with the sickness.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disease. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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