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Recent Examples of diseased
Because most home compost bins don't reach a high enough temperature to kill pathogens or seeds, don't add grass clippings from a diseased or weedy lawn.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026
The biohybrid system could one day help deliver drugs directly to wounds or diseased tissue using smart bandage-like platforms.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Why Prune Dogwood Trees The primary benefits of pruning dogwood trees are improving their appearance, removing dead or diseased branches, and encouraging a healthy structure.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 11 May 2026
The concentrated ultrasound energy is able to kill the diseased tissues by raising their temperature, while sparing the healthy parts nearby.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 8 May 2026
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026
The biohybrid system could one day help deliver drugs directly to wounds or diseased tissue using smart bandage-like platforms.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Why Prune Dogwood Trees The primary benefits of pruning dogwood trees are improving their appearance, removing dead or diseased branches, and encouraging a healthy structure.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 11 May 2026
The concentrated ultrasound energy is able to kill the diseased tissues by raising their temperature, while sparing the healthy parts nearby.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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The unfit-father comedy was a staple, dating back to Three Men and a Baby being the highest-grossing movie of 1987.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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What should be used as a safeguard against an unfit or abusive president has instead become a routine mechanism for resolving political conflict.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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One of the most heart-wrenching tales was that of Adventure Consultants co-founder and renowned mountaineer Rob Hall, whose decision to stay with an incapacitated client near the summit cost him his life.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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And the Lebanese government has a history of being in-- incapacitated or unable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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Sneed played with an ailing knee in his final year in Kansas City, an injury that dated back to missing a dozen training camp practices with swelling.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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The technology was largely depicted as a portal to the future, a tonic for the ailing Los Angeles production sector, and a way to finally wriggle free from the bonds of antiquated studio protocols.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Platform companies become unhealthy for any number of reasons.—
Louis Mosca,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The weather service’s Chicago office in a post Tuesday to social media attributed the alert to unhealthy ozone levels and warned air quality is expected to be at unhealthy levels for sensitive groups.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
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One night in April when the boy playing Orlando was home sick and Jamie was waiting for Adele in their private coital chamber, Bromley kept her late to work on the scene where Orlando courts Rosalind playing Ganymede playing Rosalind.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Recently, she’s begun to feel physically sick due to everything going on in her life and is sharing with us that she’s been struggling with getting up, eating and other simple, everyday things.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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The Body Wasn’t Designed For Modern Life Many experts believe modern lifestyles may be contributing significantly to why so many people feel physically depleted, inflamed, tense, or chronically unwell.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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To kill bacteria, use hot water for washing diapers and bed linens if someone is unwell.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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On board the ship, several passengers became severely ill, and two died before the illness was identified as the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can spread from person to person.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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With Kvaratskhelia taking his first steps in professional football, Badri became dangerously ill.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The structural concern is not that any individual NDFI loan is inherently unsound.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Because his stance on climate change conflicts with overwhelming scientific consensus, the president has removed climate information from federal websites, approved scientifically unsound reports that favor fossil fuels, and gutted key scientific agencies and boards.—
Joseph Bonasia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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