as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
communicable diseases that are usually transmitted sexually
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The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength — meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus but much less likely to land in the hospital, or even the doctor’s office, as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
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Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength – meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus, but much less likely to land in the hospital – or even the doctor’s office – as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
—Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
The bubonic plague, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, is believed to be the deadliest of these communicable cataclysms.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2021
In the aughties, indie fans experienced an all-caps-no-vowels craze — MGMT, MSTRKRFT, SBTRKT — as well as the sadistic alt-capping of tUnE-yArDs, which, thankfully, was not communicable.
—Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021
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Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
The new variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported to be very communicable, but weakened in strength – meaning that people are more likely to contract the virus, but much less likely to land in the hospital – or even the doctor’s office – as a result of the illness caused by the virus.
—Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
The bubonic plague, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, is believed to be the deadliest of these communicable cataclysms.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2021
In the aughties, indie fans experienced an all-caps-no-vowels craze — MGMT, MSTRKRFT, SBTRKT — as well as the sadistic alt-capping of tUnE-yArDs, which, thankfully, was not communicable.
—Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021
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“Communicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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