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severity

noun as in asperity

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Adjustments to anti-seizure medication have minimised the frequency and severity of any fits.

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After his arrest, police said the boy had "displayed an air of arrogance" and "did not appear to appreciate the severity of the situation".

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He called the experience surreal, and said even the most experienced officers had "never faced anything like the severity" of the violence.

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The debate is expected to intensify as wildfires increase in size and severity, in part because of climate change.

The authors conducted a sibling analysis to help minimize the influence of other factors, such as severity of diagnosis and underlying genetics, that may influence the results.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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