as in epidemic
medical
an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or throughout the world
The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives. the AIDS pandemic
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Recent Examples of pandemic
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
This global insecurity and economic instability has precedents in the initial HIV crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
But the pandemic cut short Juma’s plans to tell his children and grandchildren about their culture, music, traditional medicine and spiritual practices.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In 2010, Wang signed an exclusive licensing deal with David’s Bridal for White by Vera Wang, which ended in 2020 due to the pandemic.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
This global insecurity and economic instability has precedents in the initial HIV crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Strategy and storytelling on a diet of ‘Dogfood’ When Gorin became CEO, her B2B business was growing well, but the consumer business was less healthy after a technology overhaul, changes to its loyalty programs, and a post-pandemic pullback from some international markets.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
But the pandemic cut short Juma’s plans to tell his children and grandchildren about their culture, music, traditional medicine and spiritual practices.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandemic
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But shipments to that whole network are also down so far this year, says Maria Van Kerkhove, interim director of the department of epidemic and pandemic threat management at WHO.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Adding up all the currently available information, results are promising, and perhaps intermittent fasting can be at least part of the solution to our epidemic of Type 2 diabetes.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Romanians, to widespread shock, then lost in the first round to Cuba, which was hammered 8–0 in the quarterfinal by Sweden.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rescuers in the Philippines were still searching for more than 100 people missing, mostly in widespread flooding in central provinces.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Lormel believes SARs are helpful but that money laundering is now so pervasive that more aggressive, disruptive steps need to be taken by regulators.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Moraes was operating within a young and fragile constitution ratified in 1988 after years of autocratic rule, Brandao said, one that had failed so far to stem pervasive corruption in the country.—
Ron Kampeas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The practice has become so prevalent that the Chinese Communist Party is trying to stop it.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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Other internal signs have been prevalent that a contraction in exports was possible.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Amir Mahmoud is a general assignment and transportation beat reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Veteran edge rusher Bradley Chubb said interim general manager Champ Kelly kept him and his agent Erik Burkhardt updated in the days before the trade deadline.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Mars had a past where liquid water was rife on the surface, and probably spent more than the first billion years of its existence with oceans and rivers throughout its surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Oilers aren’t developing the kids at pace, and defensive mistakes are rife.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Incentives support large-scale deployment by 2026 as freight and public transport demand grows.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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According to public records, this property comes in at 5,343 square feet and features five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two pools, and sweeping hilltop views.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Dissent is nothing more than the expression of an opinion that varies from the prevailing or traditional view or the position held by those in power.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Pandemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemic. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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