symptom
Example Sentences
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The early melt is a symptom of global warming that scientists say is becoming more pronounced.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Novartis said the drug offers a differentiated mechanism that, if confirmed clinically, could support earlier symptom relief, stronger disease control and more convenient dosing across food allergy, hives, allergic asthma and other diseases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Foreign policy analysts would normally consider distraction to be a lazy and unprofessional explanation for major actions like wars, if not a symptom of paranoid conspiracy thinking.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Rahimy noted that "Blood in the stool is not the chief symptom or the most common symptom that these patients present with."
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
“The only thing I’ve come up with is that changing the simulation isn’t what they care about; it’s just a symptom of something else. Something they do care about.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.