as in virus
sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another
The rumors spread like a contagion.
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Recent Examples of contagion
Treating political violence like a contagion could help safeguard the future of American democracy.
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Flashback: Genesis filed for bankruptcy in early 2023, as crypto contagion destroyed several high-profile companies in the sector.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Smaller clusters can also occur in high schools and other communities, though such contagion can be blunted with certain interventions.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 31 July 2024
However, Derren Nathan, head of equity research at investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, isn’t too worried about contagion.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Flashback: Genesis filed for bankruptcy in early 2023, as crypto contagion destroyed several high-profile companies in the sector.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Smaller clusters can also occur in high schools and other communities, though such contagion can be blunted with certain interventions.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 31 July 2024
However, Derren Nathan, head of equity research at investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, isn’t too worried about contagion.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagion
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Research shows that intensive animal agriculture has been implicated in influenza viruses jumping from animals to people, and some believe this bird flu could even become the source of our next pandemic.Seema Policepatil, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Researchers also have discovered a virus of fungi that appears to infect weaker strains of Bd — pathogens for the pathogen, in other words.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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The culprit was sylvatic plague, a bacterial disease that devastates both ferrets and their primary prey, Gunnison's prairie dogs.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Business messaging and marketing is still an underpin for RCS, but this highlights that WhatsApp and other over-the-tops remain largely opt-in and don’t suffer the plague of marketing and scam texts seen on SMS and RCS.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Other totally normal and common side effects, according to the CDC, include headache, fever, muscle aches, and fatigue.Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Nov. 2024
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These symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, confusion, loss of balance or seizures.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Contagion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagion. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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