as in poisoned
to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else
If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.
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Recent Examples of infected
An American doctor was infected with Ebola while working with a medical missionary organization in Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Experts say supportive care will be important for anyone who is infected with the virus.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Since 2003, the West Nile virus has infected 8,000 people and killed 400 in California, the state Department of Public Health said.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Global health officials are tracking an outbreak of Ebola caused by a rare species of orthoebolavirus called the Bundibugyo virus that has so far killed more than 130 people and infected more than 500 others, with more cases likely.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
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Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Experts say supportive care will be important for anyone who is infected with the virus.
—Monica Alba, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Since 2003, the West Nile virus has infected 8,000 people and killed 400 in California, the state Department of Public Health said.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Global health officials are tracking an outbreak of Ebola caused by a rare species of orthoebolavirus called the Bundibugyo virus that has so far killed more than 130 people and infected more than 500 others, with more cases likely.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infected
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He was buried alive on a construction site and then poisoned by a venomous rattlesnake that crawled into his coffin and attacked him.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Just months after Netflix announced its plans to produce the series, Lin was poisoned and killed at age 39.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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There is an effort to dilute the high-pH water in ditches that was contaminated with the large amount of chemicals that spilled, officials said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The coal ash contaminated about 260 private wells and soil in dozens of the Town of Pines’ residential yards.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The ball bounded off of Castle’s back and into the hands of Brunson, whom Wembanyama then inadvertently fouled.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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Brunson got fouled, the Knicks had the lead back and before long Spurs fans were filing out of the arena — possibly for the final time this season.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Systems must remain safe not only when components fail naturally, but when data is corrupted, communication is interrupted or execution is violated.—
John Wall,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Infected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infected. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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