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Recent Examples of incontinent
Recently, her dog was given a diagnosis of an incurable spinal tumor and then became incontinent.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Men whose hernias had been repaired with mesh were left incontinent and forced to wear adult diapers.
—Jeanne Lenzer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2011
By her early 30s, the after-effects of the radiation had damaged her colon to the point where Burgess-Stocks became incontinent.
—Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 Nov. 2021
In rapidly aging Japan, more diapers are used by older, incontinent people than by babies.
—New York Times, 15 Nov. 2021
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Men whose hernias had been repaired with mesh were left incontinent and forced to wear adult diapers.
—Jeanne Lenzer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2011
By her early 30s, the after-effects of the radiation had damaged her colon to the point where Burgess-Stocks became incontinent.
—Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 29 Nov. 2021
In rapidly aging Japan, more diapers are used by older, incontinent people than by babies.
—New York Times, 15 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incontinent
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In large and uncontrolled doses, this can lead to serious problems like breathing difficulty and paralysis.Sara Hoffman, PharmD, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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Five patients with uncontrolled lupus went into complete remission after undergoing a repurposed cancer treatment called CAR-T-cell therapy, which largely wiped out their rogue immune cells.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s stance on nuclear weapons has been one of obsessive and reckless bombast.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sargeant was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of first degree reckless endangerment, and several second degree counts for menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment, and disorderly conduct.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The shooting unfolded just as Biden was attempting to focus his campaign even more sharply on criticizing Trump, including for his intemperate rhetoric and divisive message, as an effort to move the conversation beyond his performance in the June 27 presidential debate.Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
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Edsall has developed a knack for soliciting revealing quotes from his sources, lulling them into a sense of false security only to tease out their most intemperate inner thoughts.Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Incontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incontinent. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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