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to find out or establish the identity of
Experts have introduced new technology for diagnosing certain types of cancer in their early stages.
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Recent Examples of diagnosed
Days before his death, he was diagnosed with influenza and began treatment for pneumonia.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
As an adolescent, he was diagnosed with dyslexia and struggled through school.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
He was also diagnosed with a bone bruise in his ankle, further testing revealed.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Maygen says Paisley has struggled with anxiety ever since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 2 years old.
—Nicki Cox, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Serrano was diagnosed with CMT in her 50s and her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease around the same time.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
When his son was diagnosed, ex-USC long snapper found Trojans had his back again.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Beth said that Horner, who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as a child, needed help with behavioral and social skills.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama was the likely frontrunner to win it last season, but wound up falling short of eligibility after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis at the All-Star break and missing the rest of the season.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
As an adolescent, he was diagnosed with dyslexia and struggled through school.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
He was also diagnosed with a bone bruise in his ankle, further testing revealed.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Maygen says Paisley has struggled with anxiety ever since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 2 years old.
—Nicki Cox, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Serrano was diagnosed with CMT in her 50s and her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease around the same time.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
When his son was diagnosed, ex-USC long snapper found Trojans had his back again.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Beth said that Horner, who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as a child, needed help with behavioral and social skills.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama was the likely frontrunner to win it last season, but wound up falling short of eligibility after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis at the All-Star break and missing the rest of the season.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagnosed
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The person who had called in the incident identified Sweeney, who was still there, as her killer.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Sleep Switch Inside Your Brain The team identified two chemical messengers in the hypothalamus that work like an accelerator and a brake.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Carter also co-founded a non-profit in his community called The Local Voice, which aided women fighting breast cancer.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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The story of the site, which was subsequently bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in 2005, is told in MySpace, a documentary directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Gunpowder & Sky, the company founded by former MTV boss Van Toffler.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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The suspect was taken into police custody and evaluated at the scene by firefighters before being taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, Shepherd said.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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This Levoit humidifier was evaluated in the BestReviews Testing Lab and scored high marks for its performance.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The interiors also flip the script, with all the guest cabins located on the main deck rather than the lower deck, as is the norm.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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Officials later clarified that a meth lab was never located inside Wells Hall.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Robinson — who stepped over Daniels during a testy Game 2 exchange — and Daniels were assessed offsetting technical fouls and were both ejected.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Corrections protocol requires that Allen be held under suicide watch for the first 72 hours in a green suicide smock while he is assessed.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Armenia was reliant on its close alliance with Russia for the first three decades of its existence, ensuring its protection against Azerbaijani attempts to take Nagorno-Karabakh, which was internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but under the de facto control of Armenia.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Steven Hager, writing in the Village Voice, in 1982, gave the burgeoning scene in the Bronx the reportorial treatment, widely recognized as the first major newspaper acknowledgment of the turntable innovation that was happening uptown.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Multiple federal prosecutors and the FBI investigated the military case regarding Venezuela.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Two federal sources confirmed to The Times that the document was being investigated by the FBI.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Diagnosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagnosed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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