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
Those who are infected could also risk getting more chronic symptoms, which often affect a person’s cardiovascular system.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Tech support bad actors, for example, often begin with a sudden call claiming that a virus has infected their computer.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Last year, 11 people were infected by West Nile virus in the Hoosier State, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
For starters, Sanmi Areola is monitoring the measles outbreak in Texas, which has killed at least one and infected nearly 160 people, mostly children.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Tech support bad actors, for example, often begin with a sudden call claiming that a virus has infected their computer.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Last year, 11 people were infected by West Nile virus in the Hoosier State, according to the Indiana Department of Health.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
For starters, Sanmi Areola is monitoring the measles outbreak in Texas, which has killed at least one and infected nearly 160 people, mostly children.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infected
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Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.—
Christa Brown,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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This cover-up is the dark secret that poisoned the family for years.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Know how to avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The recall was initiated after the cheese's foreign manufacturer was informed by its health authorities that it was potentially contaminated with listeria.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sporting was awarded the spot kick after a video review revealed Shapi Suleymanov had been fouled while dribbling in on goal.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Matters only got more bleak in the sixth, when Rushing fouled a ball off his right shin, smoking a ball right above where his guard ended and immediately going down in pain.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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There’s a lingering question of whether Dance Mom was a fraud from the beginning or if she gets corrupted as a result of becoming famous overnight as a regular guest on Late Night.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Infected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infected. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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