as in unfit
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Recent Examples of diseased
After removal, the T-cells are genetically modified to recognize a specific protein within cancer cells and infused back into the patient’s immune system to search and destroy the diseased cells.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
For example, some patients with leukemia receive bone marrow transplants, which replace the diseased blood stem cells in the bone marrow with healthy ones.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
The investigators also obtained a trove of inspection documents from two Mountaire Farms slaughterhouses through a Freedom of Information Act request, which revealed instances of birds being scalded alive, buried alive, suffocated to death, amputated, diseased, and contaminated with feces.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
Judy was arrested and charged with child neglect without great bodily harm and abandon animal to die, sick, diseased or Infirm.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
For example, some patients with leukemia receive bone marrow transplants, which replace the diseased blood stem cells in the bone marrow with healthy ones.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
The investigators also obtained a trove of inspection documents from two Mountaire Farms slaughterhouses through a Freedom of Information Act request, which revealed instances of birds being scalded alive, buried alive, suffocated to death, amputated, diseased, and contaminated with feces.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
Judy was arrested and charged with child neglect without great bodily harm and abandon animal to die, sick, diseased or Infirm.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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The man, 41, was taken to the hospital once the flight landed, and he was later arrested on suspicion of being unfit for duty, per the statement.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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The trouble is, the president who insisted that Biden was unfit now encourages speculation about seeking a clearly unconstitutional third term.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The move came after state public health inspectors fined Golden Legacy for handcuffing an incapacitated patient’s ankle to the bed in violation of state and federal laws.—
Don Thompson,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The 25th Amendment also has a controversial provision that allows the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet, or the majority of another body that Congress designated by law, to initiate the transfer of powers from an incapacitated president to the vice president.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An ailing right thumb could explain his shooting woes during the postseason, when the fourth-year guard suffered through a horrendous 0-of-15 shooting slump and shot just 4-of-23 over his last six playoff games.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Injury updates: In a move quickly buried under a pile of managerial chaos, the Rockies transferred the ailing Kris Bryant to the 60-day IL May 11 amid an ongoing back issue.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 May 2025
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Each year, about 48 million people in the U.S. get sick with foodborne illnesses, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Delta Flight 694 was diverted en route from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport on Monday evening to allow a passenger and a sick dog to disembark in Minneapolis, according to a statement from the airline.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air Pollution Action Day because widespread ozone and or particulate levels are expected to be at or above the unhealthy for sensitive groups category.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Air quality has reached unhealthy conditions in states such as Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2025
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Rebecca Hind of Cumbria, England, first began feeling unwell after an office Christmas party in December 2018, according to The Telegraph.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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This could be anything from a passenger feeling sick to light-headed or generally unwell.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The exhibition will showcase the radical contributions of disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people and communities to design and contemporary culture, stretching from the 1940s to the present day.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The former is deaf and immigrated to the U.S. from Poland as a child.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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In Colorado, a statewide survey recently included its first question about caregiving and found that more than 12% of high schoolers provide care for someone in their home who is chronically ill, elderly, or disabled.—
Leah Fabel,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Regardless of their legal merit, President Trump’s global tariffs are economically ill advised, particularly on products that will never be grown in America.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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