severe
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Patients with vitamin D deficiency were three times more likely to experience moderate to severe pain during the first 24 hours after surgery compared with patients who had adequate vitamin D levels.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Kinetic and cyber action can both do severe economic damage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Early in the film, Racine, whose burn scars only cover her left arm, reminds Anaia, whose scars are much more severe and difficult to hide, of the cards they were dealt.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
People who have prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes or severe obesity, for example, tend to have lower GLP-1 than those who are metabolically healthy.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Ellsberg spent the next three months in a hospital bed, recovering from a severe concussion and a broken knee.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing severe
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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