as in unfit
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Recent Examples of diseased
Judy was arrested and charged with child neglect without great bodily harm and abandon animal to die, sick, diseased or Infirm.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Yes, the organ had looked diseased, but a biopsy would need to confirm that.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Start by removing any broken branches, along with dead or diseased wood.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
Cut them back so that their presence is less daunting, and remove diseased perennials right away.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Yes, the organ had looked diseased, but a biopsy would need to confirm that.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Start by removing any broken branches, along with dead or diseased wood.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2025
Cut them back so that their presence is less daunting, and remove diseased perennials right away.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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That said, to be displaced is to be object, material, pushed across borders, overloaded into boats, stuffed into unfit vehicles, herded over mountains by smugglers.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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When Eleanor gives birth to a baby named Lily and—in Ruth’s eyes—proves unfit to care for her, Ruth decides to raise the girl alone.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 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
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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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The best defense remains up-to-date vaccination, testing when symptomatic, masking in crowded indoor spaces, and staying home when sick.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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An unhealthy population can then lead to a decrease in a population’s ability to obtain and maintain employment.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2025
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This is how the agency defines what levels are considered unhealthy.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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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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George had lived there for eight years, while Cookie, a chronically ill stray, appeared around 2020.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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However, some people at standard risk of COVID-19 will get seriously ill from the infection, and some will die from it.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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