sickliness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickliness
Noun
  • Each of his figures exists in a limbo of invalidism, enervation, atrophied mythology, Arcadian dreams of bathing beauties, and all our endless Modernist nudes by riverbeds, in parks, beds, stripped naked facing us, or masturbating.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2021
  • As Eliot went through a crisis involving his turn to Christianity, Vivien’s invalidism, and his mother’s death, his letters got more and more intense and confessional.
    Christopher Tayler, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • The shadow of death and debility haunted American women throughout the nineteenth century.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2024
  • President Biden’s troubles — lingering inflation, wars and rumors of wars, his debility — could have benefited any Republican.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • In addition to providing protection for individuals, the DHS website says that widespread vaccination means that diseases have less opportunity to spread.
    Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
  • Topline Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal progenitors Black Sabbath and a multi-platinum selling solo artist, has died at 76, his family confirmed to the BBC, just weeks after his final performance with his old band while still battling Parkinson’s disease.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • In playing the character later on, was there a sort of reverse-engineering of his decrepitude?
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The clinics’ decrepitude was regularly mentioned in health ministry meetings.
    Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In 2022, a series of maladies (groin, Covid, blurred vision, and a wrist) limited him to 98 games.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Cabrera has been on the injured list 14 times in four-plus seasons, but his latest malady (right posterior elbow discomfort) probably won’t force him to miss a start, manager Clayton McCullough suggested before the All Star break.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Miscellaneous The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules or the Affidavit will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
  • This latest result has nothing to say about parallel universes, the multiverse, or the validity or invalidity of any of the still-viable interpretations of quantum mechanics.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But the truth is, the most common tomato plant ailments are relatively straightforward to manage.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
  • According to the 2nd century text, an unknown Roman senator who rose to the high rank of praetor once requested that Caligula grant him a leave of absence due to an undescribed ailment.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The governor skillfully countered attacks from Republicans and conservative media regarding Biden’s mental infirmity and physical limitations.
    Matt Klink, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
  • Some blame reporters defending Biden’s obvious infirmity rather than reporting the hard facts.
    Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
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“Sickliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickliness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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