murrain

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Recent Examples of murrain Otherwise nature is outraged, floods will again sweep the land and murrains strike our cattle. Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murrain
Noun
  • Organisms vulnerable to infection Immune systems rely on recognizing specific molecular shapes found in invading bacteria.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • If your provider is concerned about semen infection, a semen culture can be completed.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Mother cats may reject their kittens for several reasons, including illness and deformity.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ten of 12 initial samples from victims came back positive for malaria, suggesting that patients may have been suffering from multiple illnesses at once, Ghebreyesus said.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This disease is a deadly neurological malady that can spread among deer, elk, and moose populations though contact with saliva, blood, urine, or feces.
    Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Beal also had a left calf injury; add that to the list of the maladies he’s suffered since the Suns obtained him in a trade with Washington prior to the 2022-23 season.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • About 50% of colonies and millions of bees die each year from a variety of ailments, devastating numbers for beekeepers.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The Pentagon is using the funding to study arthritis, cancer and chronic fatigue — all ailments that affect women in the military.
    Eva Pound, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Two Science-Backed Supplements for Immune Health The goal of using immune-boosting supplements is to strengthen your body’s ability to fight off an infection rather than avoid sickness altogether.
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The symptom of Marga’s emotional sickness is alcohol, but Blanca’s is Marga herself.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • What does social contagion look like today, when images and stories emerge out of the great sea of information and are just as quickly submerged?
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Whatever the answer, such personal exposures may be driving a different sort of contagion: public awareness.
    Joshua Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Flower blight or petal blight is also caused by a fungal pathogen.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In the years since citrus greening took hold, the ripple effects of the blight have compounded with an ever-present barrage of hurricanes, floods, and drought threatening growers.
    Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 3 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • His zeal seemed even stranger when juxtaposed with a sensible approach to my own infirmities.
    Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
  • But the infirmities plaguing India’s political opposition are legion.
    Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2021

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“Murrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murrain. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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