as in infectious
exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others
the little girl's giggles were epidemic, and soon the entire gathering was laughing
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Recent Examples of epidemic
Afshan Musani, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The settlement alleges that Purdue, while owned by the Sacklers, aggressively marketed opioid products for decades, leading to the opioid epidemic on a larger scale.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Geneive Abdo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2020
One way to disrupt the epidemic potential is to eliminate the virus in sewage.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
But her career went in another scientific direction, starting with a stint as a summer research intern working in the lab at the National Cancer Institute during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.
—Afshan Musani, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The settlement alleges that Purdue, while owned by the Sacklers, aggressively marketed opioid products for decades, leading to the opioid epidemic on a larger scale.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Noun
Many of the province’s early cases of COVID-19 were linked to pilgrims who had been in Iran, the world’s leading Shiite power and an early epidemic hot spot, as well as a regional antagonist to Riyadh.
—Geneive Abdo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2020
One way to disrupt the epidemic potential is to eliminate the virus in sewage.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epidemic
Adjective
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Powered by fireworks, genre-hopping hits and his genuinely infectious personality, Malone appears to have set a state record for the largest-grossing single-day event in Idaho history.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2025
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From the thundering beats to the infectious energy of the crowd, every moment served as an in-your-face reminder that music shapes, inspires, and unites.—
Ali Lerman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
Noun
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If the nation’s students are ever to catch up on the learning recovery needed both from the pandemic and since, high-quality summer learning experiences should become as fundamental to summer as grilling, park outings, and picnics.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Never mind the pandemic, and all the chaos in the country and the world.—
Jane Ciabattari
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Featuring hundreds of diagrams from the past millennium, ranging from financial charts to maps of volcanic eruptions, the exhibition provides the kind of survey that brings definition to an entire category of visual communication.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Earth processes – such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions – also trigger cascading hazards, often with long-lasting effects.—
Brian J. Yanites,
The Conversation,
26 June 2025
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Ticket Information The crypt beneath the historic St Bride’s Church on Fleet Street contains Roman pavements, medieval foundations, and even plague burial sites.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Health and safety issues plague hotels used as emergency shelters across the state.—
Spencer Norris,
ProPublica,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The Yankees’ double-digit explosion on a rainy night provided plenty of breathing room for a bullpen that has been taxed and decimated by injuries.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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The Esparto Fire Protection District responded to the scene, but could not engage the explosions coming from within the warehouse, and so set about stopping the fire raging across the valley floor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
Noun
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While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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In recent years, the censorship and false narratives of woke cancel culture have transformed our great universities into greenhouses for this deadly and virulent pestilence.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The push above $275 came after a pullback to the 20-day exponential moving average, providing a springboard for the current upswing.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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As the markets are once again on an upswing, two big IPOs last week saw success in their debuts, a sign that could entice more companies to go public now.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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One reported a 60% increase in sales within four months, while another saved 30-hours per week on decision-making processes, according to Medone.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Spike in Civilian Deaths The United Nations has reported a sharp increase in civilian casualties in Ukraine.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Epidemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epidemic. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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