as in unfit
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Recent Examples of diseased
Start by removing any broken branches, along with dead or diseased wood.
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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
An exception to clean-up delay or avoidance would be the prompt removal of last year’s diseased leaves or branches, if a particular plant suffered from heavy damage or dieback.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
For example, aged or diseased animals are not welcome, and an adult male usually anchors the scene as the apex of its kind.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
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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
An exception to clean-up delay or avoidance would be the prompt removal of last year’s diseased leaves or branches, if a particular plant suffered from heavy damage or dieback.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
For example, aged or diseased animals are not welcome, and an adult male usually anchors the scene as the apex of its kind.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diseased
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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That figure comprises people found psychiatrically unfit for trial but are stuck on Rikers awaiting a bed in a state psychiatric facility.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2025
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Declared mentally unfit to stand trial, he was committed to the Mendota Mental Health Institute.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 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
Adjective
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Vance briefly visited the ailing Francis last month at the Vatican, just hours before his death.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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The writer of breakout series Mr Bates vs the Post Office has some choice words for the ailing UK drama industry.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 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
Adjective
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The most common type is primary hypertension, which has no identifiable cause but can stem from a variety of factors like unhealthy lifestyle habits (e.g., physical inactivity or a high-salt diet), genetics, and aging.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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Don’t resist it — this is about breaking free from unhealthy patterns and establishing something productive and sustainable.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Pettit looked a bit unwell in a NASA broadcast as recovery team members hauled him out of the Soyuz.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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However, a recent study led by the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has examined the cases of 21 children from across the UK and Ireland who, between 2009 and 2024, became seriously unwell soon after drinking sugar-free slushies containing glycerol.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her sister Reina Solis, who is deaf and uses ASL, said in Murder Has Two Faces through an interpreter that Evelyn learned sign language to communicate with her.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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The app was inspired by Dimitri Kanevsky, a research scientist at Google who has been deaf since early childhood, and it was developed with feedback from Gallaudet University.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
6 May 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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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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