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as in fragile
chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health
when his ailing wife had to go to a nursing home, he visited her every day
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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
he was ailing from some sort of infection in his eye that made it look all red and puffy
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as in bothering
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
parents who were at a loss to explain what was ailing their normally vivacious daughter
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Recent Examples of ailing
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
He isn’t expected to return until at least the end of May after receiving a cortisone shot in the ailing ankle this week.
—Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
Advocates worry the lack of transparency will allow bad actors to continue running care facilities and putting elderly, disabled and ailing residents at risk.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Listen to this article LOS ANGELES — Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele is seeking a second opinion on his ailing elbow.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
He isn’t expected to return until at least the end of May after receiving a cortisone shot in the ailing ankle this week.
—Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Verb
Swank did step away from acting for three years at age 24 to care for her ailing father.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2025
Advocates worry the lack of transparency will allow bad actors to continue running care facilities and putting elderly, disabled and ailing residents at risk.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailing
Adjective
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Even in the best of times, long-term observations can be very fragile.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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Fiber optic cable, in my opinion, is more fragile than traditional solid-copper coaxial cable.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Parents might use those days to stay home with a sick child, while others might use a non-work day to help a family member in need or take a pet to the vet.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This is a vital step not just for those currently facing a terminal diagnosis, but for the many Californians who aren’t sick now but may be someday.—
Christie Golemb,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.—
Maggie Astor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.—
Adam Taylor,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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Our frail nature, damaged by our propensity to mess things up, stands in need of grace and salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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Nearly 40% of white and more than half of Black family caregivers report spending more than 40 hours a week aiding a frail relative.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Aid groups say the humanitarian crisis is worse than at any time in the 19-month war.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Time,
11 May 2025
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To say that 2024 is an excellent vintage or a bad vintage is not true.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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No matter how much you are tempted, sickly plants should be kept out of the greenhouse.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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But does that mean that vegans are going against human’s evolutionary history and are bound to be weak, sickly, and even stupid?—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Under federal securities laws, companies that make material misstatements or omissions in a stock prospectus or other financial representations can be found liable even without evidence of ill intent or bad faith.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Friendly females that lived in larger groups had more offspring but also tended to become ill more often.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
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“Ailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailing. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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