as in patterns
a set of things that occur concurrently and have identifiable repeated characteristics
suffered from a rare syndrome psychological syndromes
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Recent Examples of syndromes
Several other syndromes and genetic variations — including Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome, Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome and MUTYH-Associated Polyposis (MAP) — can also warrant earlier screenings.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In an era of diffuse, evasive conditions — autoimmune syndromes, long Lyme, long Covid — gout is unmistakable.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
While both syndromes cause numbness and tingling, only thoracic outlet syndrome causes the hands to become cold due to a lack of circulation.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The two treatments are designed to replace the genes broken in mucopolysaccharidosis type I and type II, also known as Hurler and Hunter syndromes, devastating and fatal rare diseases that cause a string of cognitive, cardiac, and other impairments.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
It's not attributed to genetic syndromes or hereditary cancers, because these things take generations to increase in your genes.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In an era of diffuse, evasive conditions — autoimmune syndromes, long Lyme, long Covid — gout is unmistakable.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
While both syndromes cause numbness and tingling, only thoracic outlet syndrome causes the hands to become cold due to a lack of circulation.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The two treatments are designed to replace the genes broken in mucopolysaccharidosis type I and type II, also known as Hurler and Hunter syndromes, devastating and fatal rare diseases that cause a string of cognitive, cardiac, and other impairments.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 28 Jan. 2026
It's not attributed to genetic syndromes or hereditary cancers, because these things take generations to increase in your genes.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndromes
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Both involve reshaping old patterns inherited from forebears (literary, familial) in an effort to form new ones.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Leo moon disturbs unconscious patterns that are ready to be interrupted.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There is a risk the BOJ might unintentionally fall behind the curve, one policymaker noted, as second-round effects and a rise in underlying inflation stemming from overseas developments are more likely to emerge.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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This post has been updated with additional developments.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Syndromes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndromes. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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