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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickishness
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Once doctors reviewed the family’s travel history, treatment was quickly shifted to address concerns of histoplasmosis, which the CDC explains can cause cause flu-like symptoms including fever and chills, malaise, cough, headache, chest pain and body aches.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
23 May 2025 -
Tariffs and geopolitical malaise were no match for NYCxDesign that unfolded May 15 to 21.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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Wear masks: All of these respiratory illnesses can be spread through airborne viruses or bacteria particles.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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Absence of treatment is not absence of illness, of course, but given how much time Gauguin spent in hospitals, that such a familiar disease would have been missed seems unlikely.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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Fusarium head blight, or FHB, is a devastating disease for staple crops like wheat, barley, maize and rice.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Blood pressure may rise with age, increasing cardiovascular disease risk.—
Anisha Shah,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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In looking back at the history of Emtech, the colt who suffered a catastrophic breakdown in Saturday’s eighth race, it was discovered that he was once placed on the Veterinarian’s List because of unsoundness.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Sep. 2019
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Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Oroville Dam, because of the threat of imminent flooding due to structural unsoundness.—
Mercury News Readers,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2017
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The plan lists a slew of excused absences, including sickness among students, major illness in the student’s immediate family, and doctor’s appointments.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Medical coverage $75,000 in emergency accident and sickness coverage $250,000 in evacuation and repatriation coverage $750 in emergency dental treatment coverage Pre-existing conditions No coverage for pre-existing conditions within 60 days of your policy’s start date.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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When glutes are weak or underactive, other muscles take over in ways they aren’t meant to, which often leads to discomfort, dysfunction and even injury.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Other nations, witnessing the back-and-forth and the dysfunction, have already moved towards a strategic stepping back from the United States on trade.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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In one of the more shocking upsets in UFC title fight history, Pena submitted Nunes in the second round, ending the Brazilian’s title reign.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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This year’s French Open kicked off with the first round on Sunday, with no major upsets yet.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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The gene mutations linked to sporadic hemiplegic mutation occur spontaneously in the person with the disorder.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
26 May 2025
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Substance use disorders fill our jails with individuals who need treatment more than punishment.—
Nathan Hochman,
Oc Register,
25 May 2025
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“Sickishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickishness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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