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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Wendy Williams shared the news on her show in 2006, by which time the cancer was in remission.
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Adam England, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
The Los Angeles resident is now in remission after going through treatment last year.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
In fact, with current treatments, several cases of IgAN end up in remission, where people no longer experience symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
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.
—Adam Sobsey, SPIN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Adam England, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
The Los Angeles resident is now in remission after going through treatment last year.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
In fact, with current treatments, several cases of IgAN end up in remission, where people no longer experience symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 30 Sep. 2024
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.
—Adam Sobsey, SPIN, 25 Sep. 2024
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“In remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20remission. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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