in remission
idiom
of an illness
: in a stage during which symptoms are much less severe
Her cancer is in remission.
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The organization’s latest initiative, Healing Through Nature, offers outdoor healing experiences for families of children in remission, promoting emotional and physical well-being through connection with nature.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Daly shared that his cancer had been in remission for four years in a Feb. 19 episode of the Like a Farmer podcast.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 May 2025
At this point, the only people who may want to avoid taurine-containing energy drinks based on these findings are those who currently have, or are in remission from, leukemia—and that’s out of an abundance of caution.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 20 May 2025
The king is still undergoing treatment for his undisclosed form of the disease, while Middleton has finished chemotherapy and is in remission.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Daly shared that his cancer had been in remission for four years in a Feb. 19 episode of the Like a Farmer podcast.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 May 2025
At this point, the only people who may want to avoid taurine-containing energy drinks based on these findings are those who currently have, or are in remission from, leukemia—and that’s out of an abundance of caution.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 20 May 2025
The king is still undergoing treatment for his undisclosed form of the disease, while Middleton has finished chemotherapy and is in remission.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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“In remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20remission. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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