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Recent Examples of diseased
In another, a medical professional holds a diseased lung with a message of how smoking is linked to a potentially fatal lung disease.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
With leaf spot or powdery mildew, hand-pick and throw out diseased foliage.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2024
Typically, breast cancer treatment begins with surgery to remove diseased tissue via lumpectomy or mastectomy.
—Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Fever is the mark of eros; the decay of a diseased body signifies life itself.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
With leaf spot or powdery mildew, hand-pick and throw out diseased foliage.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2024
Typically, breast cancer treatment begins with surgery to remove diseased tissue via lumpectomy or mastectomy.
—Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Fever is the mark of eros; the decay of a diseased body signifies life itself.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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Jean-Marie Le Pen was deemed unfit to testify. ___ Ganley, who retired from The Associated Press, contributed to this report.Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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It's said in the books that the iron throne was built to cut anyone unfit to rule, which sums up Viserys (although, to be fair, it's easily done; the throne is made of swords).David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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Both were charged with felony neglect of an incapacitated adult by a caregiver resulting in the incapacitated adult’s death.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Crewmembers also practiced rescuing incapacitated astronauts, a critical requirement for LTV design.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Earlier in the year, James missed two games by taking a week away from the team to heal his ailing left foot and reset mentally.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Dunlap, whose father was a state senator in Minnesota, already had three children at home when he was approached by Westerberg to take over for the ailing Bob Stinson.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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On December 18, the CDC announced that the first severe H5N1 case in a human had been detected, which is thought to have been caught after exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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And cats everywhere are getting sick from the virus.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Air quality concerns Unfortunately, Zehr said any smoke being output by smoldering fires, when combined with light winds, can lead to pollutants being trapped rather than dispersed, creating unhealthy air quality concerns.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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But without self-reflection, old relationship patterns can quietly resurface, pulling you back into familiar and unhealthy dynamics.Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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On Sunday afternoon, Assad complained to his security about feeling unwell, having trouble breathing, and asked for medical help.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Her actions — which have been linked to her alarmist obsession with the eclipse — raise a question: How could someone so trusted, respected and concerned for the spiritual well-being of others have been so unwell herself?Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kim, the Korean American artist, who is deaf, shared in an email that the billboard reflected personal frustrations.Travis Diehl, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Older train cars often fail to provide reliable audible announcements, while visual announcements for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing passengers remain insufficient.Gian Carlo Pedulla, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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That said, a large majority of those who become ill with HMPV only experience mild symptoms and recover quickly without major intervention.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The wildfires created an animal crisis with full shelters and ill pets.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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