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
This time around, investors are focused on a specific type of lending made by banks to non-depository financial institutions, or NDFIs, as the source of possible contagion.
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
There was, in Bernard Bailyn’s wonderful phrase, a contagion of liberty.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
There’s a lower risk of contagion with inactive chronic hepatitis B, while active chronic hepatitis B is contagious indefinitely.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Research on social contagion consistently shows that when enough individuals adopt new behaviors, change accelerates exponentially.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
There was, in Bernard Bailyn’s wonderful phrase, a contagion of liberty.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
There’s a lower risk of contagion with inactive chronic hepatitis B, while active chronic hepatitis B is contagious indefinitely.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Research on social contagion consistently shows that when enough individuals adopt new behaviors, change accelerates exponentially.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagion
Noun
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They were expanded in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow more Americans to gain access to insurance as the economy grappled with the fallout of the virus.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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After the virus spreads, the world is utterly at peace.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Crucially, the eggs were fittingly fluffy, none of that rubbery nonsense that plague lesser burrito slingers.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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Now the government is out to quash this plague of poor decision making.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, confusion, loss of balance or seizures.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Symptoms can include swelling in the neck or armpit, fatigue, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and feeling full quickly.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Contagion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagion. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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