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Common symptoms of MERS include fever, chills, cough, and shortness of breath.

For the next two years she was in-and-out of the hospital monthly for wheezing and shortness-of-breath—until I took over her care.

"I had shortness of breath and heart palpitations occasionally, and I was extremely fatigued," she said.

Judge: Now, Sir, your punishment shall depend on the shortness and correctness of your answers.

For the shortness of the sleeves he partly compensated with a pair of bright red worsted wristers.

But to be just one must admit that their shortness of life is the principal cause of their ignorance and cruelty.

The music of Mr. Ramsay's inscription labours under the same defect of excessive shortness.

The sand, the shortness of the stretches, and the sharp turns between them were all against great speed.

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On this page you'll find 117 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shortness, such as: anger, annoyance, anxiety, eagerness, edginess, and excitement.

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

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