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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Recent Examples of communicable
The most fundamental consequences of being struck by lightning are often metaphysical, and not easily communicable.
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Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
This is the only way metrics become communicable at scale.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Measles is one of the most highly communicable infections.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
This is the only way metrics become communicable at scale.
—Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Measles is one of the most highly communicable infections.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicable
Adjective
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The energy is often infectious.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Her kindness, generosity, and infectious spirit touched every single one of us.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
Adjective
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Andes is found in South America, specifically Argentina and Chile, and person-to-person transmission has been associated only with close and prolonged contact during the early phase of illness, when the virus is more transmissible.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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However, with the Andes strain, which has caused the current outbreak, transmission occurs human-to-human following close and prolonged contact during the early phase of the illness, when the virus is more transmissible, according to WHO.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Communicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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