as in unfit
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Recent Examples of diseased
For the health benefits, pruning roses gets rid of any diseased plants and improves the air circulation needed for your blooms to grow abundantly and vibrant in color.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 -- generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or wild birds.
—Sarah Boden, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2025
Pruning stimulates vigorous growth which will be more susceptible to the fatal fire blight.
Annuals and perennials
▪ Selectively removing only obviously diseased portions of roses infected with rose rosette virus.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
Just remove the weak and diseased branches as well as those that point to the center or rub against others.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 -- generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or wild birds.
—Sarah Boden, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2025
Pruning stimulates vigorous growth which will be more susceptible to the fatal fire blight.
Annuals and perennials
▪ Selectively removing only obviously diseased portions of roses infected with rose rosette virus.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
Just remove the weak and diseased branches as well as those that point to the center or rub against others.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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Entering 2025, the club responded during the January transfer window by replacing players unfit for Fabregas' tactical system with ten new signings, including Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), Assane Diao (Real Betis) and Barcelona loanee Alex Valle.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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But both those cases were dismissed after he was found unfit to stand trial, said a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
27 Dec. 2024
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Instead of a quick recovery after Beijing relaxed its stringent pandemic restrictions in late 2022, the economy has floundered, weighed down by its ailing property sector and low consumer confidence.—
John Liu,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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While with the Rams, Staley helped transform an ailing defense the year prior — 17th in points allowed and 13th total yards allowed per game — into a force worth being recognized and respected, finishing first in both PPG and total yards allowed.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Measles is an infection that can make even healthy children very sick.—
Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Less than 10 minutes later, at that same rally, gunfire rang out and a sick and deranged assassin unloaded eight bullets from his sniper’s perch into a crowd of many thousands of people.—
TIME Staff,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Many excuse bad behavior out of fear of loneliness or confrontation, but allowing mistreatment only reinforces unhealthy dynamics.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The fastest way to Make America Healthy Again is to encourage balanced diets and stop subsidizing unhealthy food choices.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Everything in Constantine is washed with green, as though the whole world were unwell and not just the film’s terminally ill hero.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Posey’s character is Victoria Ratliff, a Southern financier’s wife who is, in a word, unwell.—
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Teresa quickly learned sign language to communicate with Connelly's son Brendan, who is deaf.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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When a murder takes place at a New York City newsstand, two unlikely witnesses find themselves at the center of the crime in this hilarious film: Dave Lyons (Wilder), who is deaf, and Karew (Richard Pryor), who is blind.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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As such, sometimes doctors will administer vitamin A to severely ill children to decrease the chances of complications of the measles.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
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The case was settled in 2007, but the Connecticut department was sued again in 2021 over its use of in-cell restraints and a practice of keeping the mentally ill confined for up to 22 hours a day.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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