Dead
Both words in one sentence
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In real life, a vaccine takes several days to take effect as the the body's immune system learns to deal with the dead/weakened virus.
Source: Series / The Last Ship -
It goes even farther when an Alchemist transmute a weakened enemy into a Potion or a Phoenix Down and they're still treated as not dead.
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The trope is referenced in name by Pyrrhic Revival, which revives every players dead creatures in a weakened state, which will likely kill the weaker creatures brought back this way.
Source: Pyrrhic Victory
Cite this Source
Weakened and Dead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/weakened
Dead & Weakened. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/weakened>.
Weakened or Dead. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/weakened.
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