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
These prisoners, soon infected with the virus, are forced to eliminate each other in exchange for their own freedom.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 11 June 2026
The cases are in cattle, goats and a dog in Texas and New Mexico, according to the Department of Agriculture, and the FDA on Thursday approved the use of generic Nitenpyram tablets—an oral treatment usually used to kill fleas—in dogs, puppies, cats and kittens infected with screwworm.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Testing later confirmed that the person was infected with Borrelia mayonii, a bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which had previously been reported only in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Though a person infected with the virus may experience unpleasant symptoms, others may be asymptomatic.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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Brent Lang, Variety, 11 June 2026
The cases are in cattle, goats and a dog in Texas and New Mexico, according to the Department of Agriculture, and the FDA on Thursday approved the use of generic Nitenpyram tablets—an oral treatment usually used to kill fleas—in dogs, puppies, cats and kittens infected with screwworm.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Testing later confirmed that the person was infected with Borrelia mayonii, a bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which had previously been reported only in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Though a person infected with the virus may experience unpleasant symptoms, others may be asymptomatic.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infected
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Last year, harmful algae blooming off Southern California poisoned hundreds of dolphins and sea lions off Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, causing strandings along popular beaches.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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Thalib, a leading human rights activist and founder of KontraS who was poisoned with arsenic on a flight to Amsterdam.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Typically, hantavirus spreads by inhaling particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of wild rodents.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Meteorites, though, can be contaminated during their fiery dives and crash landings.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2026
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With eight seconds to go, Harper fouled Mikal Bridges after Brunson nearly turned the ball over on a play that could have easily been whistled as a foul.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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In the 13th minute, Embolo was fouled by Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada, who received a yellow card on the play.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 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 18 Jun. 2026.
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