as in spreading
exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others
an infectious giggle that got the whole class laughing
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Recent Examples of infectious
Community members there described him as an athlete, a musician and an exceptional high school junior with an infectious smile.
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Martin and his merry band of Coldplay troubadours – guitarist Jonny Buckland, bass player Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion – unleashed their infectious brand of rock May 31 on an adoring California crowd to kick off the final leg of a three year tour that wraps in London this September.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Mannie Fresh’s space bloops paired with the Hot Boys’ colorful bars were just too infectious to be ignored.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Dogs from other countries are not subject to the same health and welfare requirements required by the Animal Welfare Act and regularly arrive in the United States with serious and infectious canine diseases.
—Sheila Goffe, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
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Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Martin and his merry band of Coldplay troubadours – guitarist Jonny Buckland, bass player Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion – unleashed their infectious brand of rock May 31 on an adoring California crowd to kick off the final leg of a three year tour that wraps in London this September.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Mannie Fresh’s space bloops paired with the Hot Boys’ colorful bars were just too infectious to be ignored.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
Dogs from other countries are not subject to the same health and welfare requirements required by the Animal Welfare Act and regularly arrive in the United States with serious and infectious canine diseases.
—Sheila Goffe, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infectious
catching
Adjective
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Rice has been keeping his catching skills sharp with daily work behind the scenes.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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An under the radar offseason addition originally expected to do little more than provide catching depth behind Connor Wong, Narvaez has emerged as one of the best all-around catchers in the game through the first third of his rookie season.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 June 2025
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“Infectious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infectious. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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