as in diseases
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
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Recent Examples of ailments
More players, including goalkeeper CJ dos Santos, continue to work their way back from various ailments.
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
A lot of issues came up in this week’s debate, but interestingly enough, the ailments affecting the entertainment industry and workers here in Southern California and throughout the state did not come up.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
After a backlash, Kennedy has also pivoted to spending more time talking about less controversial topics like healthy eating — albeit with his own spin, including sharing exaggerated claims that various ailments can be cured by diet alone.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Nine games nursing ailments related to a night in Orlando on March 21 when Magic big man Goga Bitadze fell on top of Smart.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
The building assumed that role beginning in 1896, treating kids suffering from ailments such as typhoid, diphtheria, and scarlet fever.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Homeopathic patients not only survived but also reported dramatic recoveries from chronic ailments and acute infections alike.
—Phil Starks, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Star defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) played in only two games, while quarterback Lamar Jackson missed four games and played through various nagging ailments in others.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The goal, according to German tabloid Bild—which broke the story over the weekend—is to nudge workers with minor ailments, like a cold, back into the office rather than reaching for the phone.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
A lot of issues came up in this week’s debate, but interestingly enough, the ailments affecting the entertainment industry and workers here in Southern California and throughout the state did not come up.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
After a backlash, Kennedy has also pivoted to spending more time talking about less controversial topics like healthy eating — albeit with his own spin, including sharing exaggerated claims that various ailments can be cured by diet alone.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Nine games nursing ailments related to a night in Orlando on March 21 when Magic big man Goga Bitadze fell on top of Smart.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
The building assumed that role beginning in 1896, treating kids suffering from ailments such as typhoid, diphtheria, and scarlet fever.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Homeopathic patients not only survived but also reported dramatic recoveries from chronic ailments and acute infections alike.
—Phil Starks, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Star defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) played in only two games, while quarterback Lamar Jackson missed four games and played through various nagging ailments in others.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
The goal, according to German tabloid Bild—which broke the story over the weekend—is to nudge workers with minor ailments, like a cold, back into the office rather than reaching for the phone.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailments
Noun
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Repeat expansions have been shown in lots of neurological diseases.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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Plants growing in crowded conditions with poor air circulation are an ideal breeding ground for fungal diseases to spread.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
23 Apr. 2026
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Miyahara is the president and CEO of the San Diego Community Housing Corporation, and Morales-Roth is executive director of the Emilio Nares Foundation, a nonprofit that supports children facing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Crawling the walls Orson Welles learned to draw from his mother, who informally homeschooled the budding artist during his childhood, which was marked by grave illnesses including malaria and diphtheria.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
22 Apr. 2026
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The expectations, the hope is so high for that prescription to be the salve for their ills.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
25 Apr. 2026
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And this one guy at this one firm can't solve all of his industry's ills.—
Sam Yellowhorse Kesler,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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The symptoms of our darkest cultural sicknesses become visible.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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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
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Gaza’s most dire conditions — the lack of food and medicine, continuing Israeli attacks, destroyed hospitals, schools and residential buildings, homelessness and overcrowding — now include rodents, climbing temperatures and open-air sewage.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The office is responsible for fiscal control over the disbursement and receipts of public dollars and issues regular reports on the financial conditions of local and state governments.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The condition can cause pain, infections and fevers.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In addition to fevers and continuous, watery diarrhea, rotavirus symptoms in babies and children can also include loss of appetite and dehydration, per the NFID.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ailments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailments. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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