Thesaurus results for SICKNESSES

sicknesses

noun

plural of sickness

as in illnesses

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant or animal's normal bodily functioning a sickness that resulted in the death of millions of the nation's elm trees

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Recent Examples of sicknesses And while children, the elderly and those with certain sicknesses or medications are most susceptible to heat illness – these temperatures affect everyone. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026 Olena started with the children, the most vulnerable refugees as well as the most likely vectors of new sicknesses in the theater. — James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026 The most sicknesses were reported in Michigan. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 The symptoms of our darkest cultural sicknesses become visible. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 From the moment the kids set foot back at school in the fall, until some time around spring break, parents can expect sicknesses to take over their homes faster than the latest viral slang expression. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Jan. 2026 Pathogens in human poop can remain active for a long time – over a year in outdoor environments – meaning that waste left behind today can cause severe gastrointestinal disease and other sicknesses for future visitors. — B. Derrick Taff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2025 All their triumphs, all their sleepless nights, their loves and hates, their sicknesses, their schemes, their rises to power and their falls from it -- all gone. — Paul Prather, Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2016

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Noun

Khanna said medical costs remain a major source of financial insecurity, particularly for Americans diagnosed with serious illnesses.

— Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Such interviews revealed that 95 percent had eaten at a Mexican-style restaurant like Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA before their illnesses.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of illnesses

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Pathogens are microorganisms known to cause numerous diseases in their host, meaning Bifidobacterium animalis may help fight certain diseases.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Splitting up and spreading out childhood vaccines would be a seismic shift for families and a complicated, costly pursuit for the country that would only leave more people vulnerable to preventable diseases.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of diseases

Noun

Typically, those ailments — think flu and respiratory syncytial virus — spike in the winter, and aren’t really seen outside of that season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Medics treat heat stroke and other ailments from trailers while an announcer calls out an endless stream of names of people separated from their families.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of ailments

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Alex Pantling/Getty Images What is clear is that no one thinks the changes enacted in either the Championship or League One are a resolution to the EFL’s marked financial ills.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Blaming billionaire wealth-hoarding for America’s ills would poll very well among the nation’s anthropology departments.

— Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Definition of ills

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Speaking to the Guardian, Florida State University marine biologist Dean Grubbs noted that large fevers of cownose rays historically only went as far as the Chesapeake Bay, with just a few individuals observed farther north.

— Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Still's disease, a rare type of inflammatory arthritis that can cause rashes, debilitating pain, and fevers.

— Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026

Definition of fevers

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