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Recent Examples of diseased
With leaf spot or powdery mildew, hand-pick and throw out diseased foliage.
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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
Trim away diseased roots, disinfecting your pruners between cuts.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
Trim away diseased roots, disinfecting your pruners between cuts.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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The head of the ruling People Power Party turned course from Thursday in announcing that the president is unfit to lead the country.Joohee Cho, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The team used a P.E. locker room at the stadium since the normal visitors locker room has been unfit for use recently due to a sewage issue, according to MCSD public information officer Matt Jenkins.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024
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The jewelry-store duel is very Kill Bill, with the two women tossing out insults before attacking brutally and relentlessly: throwing each other around glass cases, using the shop’s offerings as weaponry, and avoiding the incapacitated store owner.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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The incapacitated person, or ward, could not engage in legal actions or make major decisions without the guardian’s consent.Eugene R. Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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As Lee’s efforts to adopt and care for the seemingly ailing Piggy gained momentum — she's raised nearly $20,000 on GoFundMe — the Seattle native had to leave Spain.Ashley Vega, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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One of Thompson’s signature innovations was to use a predictive algorithm to kick ailing and disabled Medicare patients out of nursing homes and rehabilitative programs, causing untold misery and penury.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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By Weiland’s estimates, up to 300,000 people in the U.S. are currently getting sick with COVID-19 each day, compared to around 1 million cases per day around this time in recent years.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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But then Carey got sick with the flu, and was forced to cancel the first show of her 2024 Christmas Time tour.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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More than half of American adults struggle with chronic health conditions — like type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease — for which unhealthy diets are a risk factor, according to the introduction to the new Scientific Report from the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC).Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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And that again is an unhealthy and unsustainable way to view myself.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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In it, Bergman explains that Christopher had been unwell for some time.Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Leisure sickness itself is used as an umbrella term to explain feeling unwell during time off.Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
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Most people here are deaf and communicate using sign language.MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
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Readers learn of their inspirational bond, what is means to be deaf in America and how the team’s head coach spearheaded the entire team.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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In 2023 and 2024, more than 100 people fell ill from salmonella linked to raw milk from Raw Farm, the same California company now at the center of raw milk recalls for bird flu.Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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Producer, composer and songwriter David Foster advocates for a higher purpose: to support the families of critically ill children and highlight the call for organ donors.Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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