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diagnosed

VERB

identify problem, disease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze determine investigate pinpoint pronounce recognize

STRONG

distinguish interpret place spot

WEAK

determinate diagnosticate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

miss

STRONG

overlook

WEAK

misdiagnose

Example Sentences

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“Violetta Mailyan falsely diagnosed patients, fraudulently billed for Botox injections while she was actually on lavish vacations and tried to trick federal agents with fake records,” Assistant Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

At the age of 3, he was diagnosed with leukemia: a cancer that causes the body to produce too many abnormal white blood cells.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The former engineer was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in October 2025.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“You don’t want this for your kid,” said Marni Levine, a college counselor from Marlboro, N.J., whose now-adult daughter was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Her doctors had just diagnosed it, an aggressive form of lymphoma, already ravaging her organs.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama