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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
What first seems like a fever dream suddenly turns into a very real nightmare that’s a cross between Killer7, Silent Hill, and Eternal Darkness, if it was produced by David Lynch.
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Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As South Florida braces for spring-break fever, there are 110 restaurants, bars and food trucks in Broward and Palm Beach countries waiting to greet the touristy deluge with squeaky-clean kitchens.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Severe headaches that set on suddenly, fever, and mobility problems are signs to seek immediate care.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
In addition to cankers and fevers, patients may get swollen lymph nodes.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
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Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As South Florida braces for spring-break fever, there are 110 restaurants, bars and food trucks in Broward and Palm Beach countries waiting to greet the touristy deluge with squeaky-clean kitchens.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Severe headaches that set on suddenly, fever, and mobility problems are signs to seek immediate care.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
In addition to cankers and fevers, patients may get swollen lymph nodes.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fever
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Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder affecting the nervous system that worsens over time, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Damage is also caused by tobacco and poor diets, not exercising, and diseases like obesity and Type 2 diabetes.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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The meal concluded with a luscious pavlova, but the conversation lingered well into the night, as the fashion week frenzy charged ahead toward its final stretch of shows and soirées.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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Big Tech stocks and companies that rode the artificial intelligence frenzy in recent years have slumped sharply.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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All are broad-spectrum antibiotics used to treat many different types of bacterial illness.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Her face, framed by blond, braided pigtails, showed no sign of illness.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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After the rampage, fighters began systematically looting and burning homes and stealing cars, Abu Ali and activists said.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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The lawless rampage of the second Trump Administration has already touched everything from rangers at America’s treasured national parks to the very pillars of the decades-old transatlantic alliance.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2025
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After years of mid-season ailments, Horn was able to play in 15 games, while producing 68 tackles, two sacks, 13 pass breakups and an interception.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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The book doesn’t find a clear answer to its titular question but breaks a taboo by searching for one in choices made by Iranians themselves and not just ills done to them by outsiders.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Exemptions from fasting are made for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, the elderly, and the ill.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hospitals were working through the logistical challenges of preparing for an onslaught of patients with a sickness doctors barely understood.—
Erica E. Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
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Exposure joined hunger and sickness to complete the task of mass killing.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fever. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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