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
The collapse is always greater when households, institutions and individuals have borrowed on the back of high asset prices, and logically there is greater contagion across the economy.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But the contagion of rebellion was spreading there, too.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Artificial intelligence models can secretly transmit dangerous inclinations to one another like a contagion, a recent study found.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 29 July 2025
As healthcare systems groaned under the pandemic’s weight and contagion fears loomed, outpatient and nursing center residents were steered toward remote symptom tracking via telemedicine.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2023
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But the contagion of rebellion was spreading there, too.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Artificial intelligence models can secretly transmit dangerous inclinations to one another like a contagion, a recent study found.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 29 July 2025
As healthcare systems groaned under the pandemic’s weight and contagion fears loomed, outpatient and nursing center residents were steered toward remote symptom tracking via telemedicine.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagion
Noun
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The Browns are a virus for seasonal depression.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The virus, which is spread by bodily fluids, is endemic in animal populations in Central and West Africa, and there are periodic outbreaks.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2003, the city of Chicago participated in TOPOFF 2, a national terrorism response exercise simulating a radiological attack in Seattle and the release of pneumonic plague in Chicago.—
Lauren Buitta,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fantasy romance trilogy The Magic of the Lost barrels to its epic conclusion, following The Faithless’ one-two punch of the Withering plague returning to Balladaire and queen Luca asking soldier Touraine to be her general and her wife.—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Infected people can experience common symptoms including fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, loss of appetite, diarrhea and vomiting.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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For example, if a pregnant woman takes Tylenol for a fever, the fever itself or the infection causing the fever could be the factor affecting autism risk.—
Adaira Landry,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Contagion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagion. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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