viral

adjective

vi·ral | \ ˈvī-rəl

Definition of viral

1 : of, relating to, or caused by a virus a viral infection

2 : quickly and widely spread or popularized especially by means of social media a viral video

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That last part is where Bouman's algoirthm comes into play, and the result of such is the black hole image that went viral. — Kristen Bobst, Teen Vogue, "Women Like Katie Bouman Helped Us See a Black Hole for the First Time," 12 Apr. 2019 Women are at the forefront of protests in Sudan by citizens calling for the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir, who has been in power for 30 years, a fact captured by one powerful photograph that went viral after it was shared yesterday on Twitter. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "The Women of the Sudan Uprising Are Demanding to Be Heard," 9 Apr. 2019 Zelenskiy, 41, is famous for his TV portrayal of a schoolteacher who becomes president after a video of him denouncing corruption goes viral. — Yuras Karmanau, The Seattle Times, "Comedian leads presidential polling in Ukraine," 30 Mar. 2019 Few tech companies go viral quite like Boston Dynamics does, what with their robots that can run up stairs and open doors. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Boston Dynamics New Handle Bot Seems Destined For Warehouses," 28 Mar. 2019 This, as any young or digitally-savvy person would have guessed, was like tinder to a viral flame. — Emily Farra, Vogue, "It’s 2019—Why Are We Still Debating the Appropriateness of Leggings?," 29 Mar. 2019 Documentaries including Fyre quickly go viral on social media and birth hundreds of memes. — Glamour, "The Best True-Crime TV Shows You Can Stream Right Now," 28 Mar. 2019 After releasing a brand new trailer for their Map of the Soul: Persona album, members of the BTS ARMY have started a viral trend called the Persona Challenge. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "The BTS "Persona" Challenge Has Fans Sharing Their Accomplishments and How BTS Inspired Them," 28 Mar. 2019 Hapless Charlie, along with a bunch of other wacky people (and a potential love interest or two), is assigned to investigate a viral outbreak of enigmatic dreams. — Adam Woog, The Seattle Times, "Crime fiction: Jasper Fforde’s ‘Early Riser’ is not your average mystery novel," 25 Mar. 2019

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