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Recent Examples of sublethal
Documenting often-invisible, sublethal effects in wild animals that are definitively linked to plastic itself has remained elusive.
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Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
But subtler, sublethal effects, like those described above for DDT, could be much farther-reaching.
—Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
The third is that this dosage was sublethal, just to send a message.
—Ellen Barry and Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
There’s a growing body of evidence, too, that neonicotinoids may have sublethal effects, says Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the new study.
—Lindsey Konkel, National Geographic, 26 July 2016
There’s a growing body of evidence, too, that neonicotinoids may have sublethal effects, says Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the new study.
—National Geographic, 26 July 2016
Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
But subtler, sublethal effects, like those described above for DDT, could be much farther-reaching.
—Matthew Savoca, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
The third is that this dosage was sublethal, just to send a message.
—Ellen Barry and Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
There’s a growing body of evidence, too, that neonicotinoids may have sublethal effects, says Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the new study.
—Lindsey Konkel, National Geographic, 26 July 2016
There’s a growing body of evidence, too, that neonicotinoids may have sublethal effects, says Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a bee researcher at the University of Maryland who was not involved in the new study.
—National Geographic, 26 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublethal
Adjective
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In 2022, Moms Across America released a study analyzing the amount of toxic chemicals found in school lunches, and the Health Research Institute conducted the research.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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It’s forced me to reexamine my relationship with injectables, which, despite being somewhat casual, had the potential to snowball into something toxic.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
Adjective
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While the politics of health and care do not always map onto war and its metaphors, public health is messy when new and virulent diseases take over a country in bereavement.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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In recent years, the censorship and false narratives of woke cancel culture have transformed our great universities into greenhouses for this deadly and virulent pestilence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, its seeds, flowers, and leaves are very poisonous.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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While shooting the scene, the snake handlers identified which snakes by color were poisonous and told Goggins not to touch them.—
Lexi Carson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have already revived 30,000-year-old viruses from permafrost in Siberia—ones that were still infectious, though only to amoebas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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But now, with US vaccination rates slipping, herd immunity becoming spotty, cases rising by the day, and outbreaks simmering in multiple states, the US is no longer different from far-off places that struggle with the extremely infectious virus.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This helps ensure that customer trust isn’t eroded by the deleterious impact of misinformation disseminated by illegitimate word of mouth.—
Branden Abushanab,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Lots has been said about Moore’s performance, about how the movie’s message dovetails so perfectly with Hollywood’s real deleterious limitations on aging actresses and the suffering that causes, Moore being a prime victim.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This can be extremely harmful to the lungs of at-risk people, including children whose lungs are still developing, pregnant women, older adults and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or diabetes, according to the American Lung Assn.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Test results from Consumer Reports found potentially harmful chemicals in roughly half of the formula products.—
Geoff Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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Academic opportunists the past week showed once more how pernicious, naïve misinformation can catch fire and consume the truth, especially when dressed with the veneer of academic credibility.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 Feb. 2023
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Most of us can agree the world is in a perilous state, with natural disasters multiplying, pernicious new viruses continually emerging, the planet steadily overheating, and wars raging in constant rotation.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2023
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“Sublethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublethal. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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