in remission
idiom
of an illness
: in a stage during which symptoms are much less severe
Her cancer is in remission.
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Alex and Laurie co-wrote Lost to the Street’s lyrics over a span of several years while his cancer was in remission, but Alex’s tender, almost tenebrous delivery turns them into a departing soul’s last words.
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Adam Sobsey, SPIN, 25 Sep. 2024
Applicants who are thought to be drug abusers or addicts are inadmissible under U.S. immigration policy, unless their addiction is in remission.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
One study reported in 2014 followed 176 children with JIA for 30 years and found that 59% were in remission without medication at the 30-year mark.7 Seven percent were in remission with medication, while 34% were still living with an active disease.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Two family members have passed away and two are in remission.
—Yessenia Funes, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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Adam Sobsey, SPIN, 25 Sep. 2024
Applicants who are thought to be drug abusers or addicts are inadmissible under U.S. immigration policy, unless their addiction is in remission.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
One study reported in 2014 followed 176 children with JIA for 30 years and found that 59% were in remission without medication at the 30-year mark.7 Seven percent were in remission with medication, while 34% were still living with an active disease.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Two family members have passed away and two are in remission.
—Yessenia Funes, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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“In remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20remission. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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