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as in eruption
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as in infectious
exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others
the little girl's giggles were epidemic, and soon the entire gathering was laughing
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Recent Examples of epidemic
John Fabbricatore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
In addition, new scientific breakthroughs in HIV prevention are poised to change the course of the epidemic.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The family had agreed to pay $6 billion to opioid epidemic victims in exchange for being shielded from future civil lawsuits.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
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Noun
Sanctuary policies enable these criminal organizations to continue their operations and perpetuate the overdose epidemic.
—John Fabbricatore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
In addition, new scientific breakthroughs in HIV prevention are poised to change the course of the epidemic.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
One way to disrupt the epidemic potential is to eliminate the virus in sewage.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The family had agreed to pay $6 billion to opioid epidemic victims in exchange for being shielded from future civil lawsuits.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epidemic
Noun
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Just like at the height of the pandemic, buyers are waiving contingencies and bidding properties sharply higher.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Kenn Miller, Naperville Is DuPage homeless now tied to Dem’s handling of pandemic?—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Both years saw eruptions at the Crater Peak vent, located two miles south of the volcano’s summit.—
Maria Aguilar Prieto,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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This week, lava fountains from Kilauea's north vent reached heights of 330 feet during the early hours of the eruption, with a slow effusion of lava from the south vent later.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Marking his debut single under his new signing with Rimas Entertainment, the Puerto Rican artist delivers an infectious tropical tune with percussion, trombones, trumpets, and more, while his flirty vocals sing about a guy who’s trying to impress a girl with his English-speaking skills.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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These ventilation systems function like high-volume air samplers, creating negative pressure inside poultry houses that draws in huge quantities of ambient air effectively concentrating whatever particulates may be in that air, in this case infectious virions of H5N1.—
John Drake,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As the empire tries to inflict its imperialism on the island, it is met by a disease called the Dream Scourge, a plague of the soul that drives people mad.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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Never mind the stalking, cucking her husband, and bringing plague and endless death upon her.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
31 Jan. 2025
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog, said that its team at the site heard a large explosion shortly before 2 a.m. local time Friday (7 p.m. ET Thursday).—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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The explosion caused damage from the ninth floor upwards, the fire department said in a statement obtained by the outlet, and two of the fatality victims and an five or the injured were tourists from Macau.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Being omnivorous, with a very long and efficient gut, humans coped better than other mammals in the face of pestilence and drought, the better to ensure our survival.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Disease, pestilence and death: Has unsealing King Tut's tomb unleashed an ancient curse? Fox Nation's 'Tales of Terror: The Curse of King Tut' unravels the media frenzy after the uncovering of the Egyptian pharaoh's ancient tomb and the devastation that followed.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
4 Dec. 2024
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Despite the upswing, initial claims have remained fairly steady in recent months and below historical averages.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
5 Dec. 2024
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There are also a ton of teams in the Eastern Conference — Columbus, Ottawa and Montreal among them — who appear to be on a durable upswing given the volume of young talent littered across those rosters.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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Their expertise drives significant profit growth and revenue increase as well as U.S. expansion.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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If Americans are hit by a new wave of price increases, economists say, and with 70% of the U.S. economy driven by consumers a broad pullback in spending would have ramifications beyond Walmart's sales.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Epidemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epidemic. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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