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as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
before the days of modern medicine, when death remained a mystery, people said that someone died of a fever and left it at that
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as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
in the fever of a political campaign a lot of things get said that never should have been said
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Recent Examples of fever
Anyone who was at an exposure location and develops symptoms — which include fever, rash, cough, runny nose and red, itchy eyes — should contact their health care provider by phone.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
For example, fever baby turtles in Raine Island, Australia are hatching.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Frieze’s art fever is contagious.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Salmonella bacteria can cause gastrointestinal illness and fever called salmonellosis.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
For example, fever baby turtles in Raine Island, Australia are hatching.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Frieze’s art fever is contagious.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Salmonella bacteria can cause gastrointestinal illness and fever called salmonellosis.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fever
Noun
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Indoor cats live for 15 to 17 years on average, while outdoor felines live only for 2 to 5 years due to dangers such as extreme temperatures, wildlife, and disease.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In fact, foods like fatty fish, olive oil, berries, and leafy greens have strong evidence supporting their strong anti-inflammatory effects and their ability to protect against chronic inflammatory diseases.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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New technologies at work cause something of a feeding frenzy.—
Nick Tzitzon,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The pair weathered the media frenzy, however.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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These payments, which are tax-free, are intended for veterans whose disabilities are connected to illnesses, injuries, or events that developed or were aggravated during active duty.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The process of a patient’s terminal or catastrophic illness is about building relationships with the medical team and managing expectations.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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In July 2011, a Norwegian neo-Nazi went on a rampage, detonating a bomb in Oslo, Norway, before opening fire at a Labour Party youth camp on nearby Utoya Island.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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This Abel Ferrara cult classic follows a mute seamstress who goes on a revenge rampage after being attacked twice in one day on the streets of New York.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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But the old flivver was ticking along, reminding Drew of happy hours—leaning on opposing fenders under its hood with Lloyd, contemplating the Dart’s latest ailment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sadly, his time with the company has been marred by injury and other physical ailments.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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For all their ills, the Chargers are in first place.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The retraction was expected by many nutrition experts, who have long questioned claims that this kind of vinegar could remedy ills including obesity, diabetes, and even cancer.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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For the severely malnourished, simply starting to eat normal meals again can cause sickness—even death.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Within the mud, squalor and sickness of the contraband camps, so too came the casting away of the former body and an emergence of a fuller kind of selfhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fever. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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