symptom
Example Sentences
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They aim for symptom control rather than a cure.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
The entire episode is a symptom of a citywide affordability crunch squeezing nearly everyone who lives there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It came as the findings of an independent review criticised recent mistaken releases as "simply one symptom of a broken system".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“Long-term care is both a symptom and a cause of the nation’s deepening wealth divide,” Forden said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Perhaps you think that the first version, the one with the unmarked subject, is an increasingly common symptom of grammatical laziness.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing symptom
Workshop 1, Part 2
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