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Synonyms of pandemic
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- The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives.
- the AIDS pandemic
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pandemic
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“Pandemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemic. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of pandemic was in 1666
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