flu season
noun
: the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses
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The 2024 to 2025 flu season was the most severe in more than a decade, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Indiana physicians are expecting a heavier than usual flu season, leading them to encourage people to get their flu vaccine now before winter arrives.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
The flu season begins in the fall, typically in October, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Even though flu season is part of life, serious illness doesn’t have to be.
—Libby Richards, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Indiana physicians are expecting a heavier than usual flu season, leading them to encourage people to get their flu vaccine now before winter arrives.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
The flu season begins in the fall, typically in October, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Even though flu season is part of life, serious illness doesn’t have to be.
—Libby Richards, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flu season
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“Flu season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flu%20season. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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