menses

as in menstruation

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Noun
  • Deloitte’s research reveals that more than 40% of women who experience high levels of pain during menstruation simply work through it.
    Eva Epker, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Because many people with PCOS experience heavy bleeding during menstruation, low iron levels are common (iron deficiency anemia).
    Peter Weiss, Verywell Health, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Consider strategic maintenance scheduling that moves beyond simply avoiding severe weather to identifying periods when the revenue opportunity cost is lowest based on long-term weather pattern analysis.
    Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Because seasonal trends tend to push rent up during those months, The Times also compared the change to previous years and found rent grew more in the most recent period — both in areas near the fires, as well as those farther away.
    Phi Do, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
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“Menses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menses. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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