Thesaurus results for DIARRHEA

diarrhea

noun

ˌdī-ə-ˈrē-ə

Definition of diarrhea

as in trots

abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools I was taken with severe diarrhea while attending the conference

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Recent Examples of diarrhea Several camp residents said that at least one person in every tent was sick, mostly with scabies or diarrhea. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 An April report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked nearly 17,000 Shigella samples, which causes Shigellosis, which and can bring on diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, collected between 2011 and 2023. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Robertson said that about two days later, her daughter started vomiting, developed a high fever, and had severe diarrhea. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Mud is used for beauty (facials) and medicine (clay pills to alleviate diarrhea). — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diarrhea

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In dressage competitions, horses follow a short sequence of bouncing walks and trots, pirouettes and figures-of-eight.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The movie trots along like an obliging corgi pup; TV director Gregor and DP Zac Nicholson give it a gilded mark of quality.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

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The team completed both runs and much of the data analysis in about four days, creating enormous datasets designed to help scientists investigate the universe’s earliest moments and interpret observations from major astronomical surveys.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
The Guardians wouldn’t give up and had the go-ahead run at first base in the eighth when Kevin Kelly struck out Brayan Rocchio to leave the bases loaded after two runs scored.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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