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
Dean Kaufman,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Measures of consumer sentiment have been less predictive of how Americans actually shop since the pandemic.
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Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Post-pandemic, that yearning for socialization has helped push game nights from a niche hobby to a default plan.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
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Noun
To make the 40-foot-wide great room column-free, Rashid needed steel beams, which were hard to come by during the pandemic.
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Dean Kaufman,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Measures of consumer sentiment have been less predictive of how Americans actually shop since the pandemic.
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Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Adjective
The free hot dog giveaway has been a Curly’s tradition ever since the pandemic shut down their annual hot dog eating contest.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Post-pandemic, that yearning for socialization has helped push game nights from a niche hobby to a default plan.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandemic
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But Dr Hon Pak, Samsung’s Senior Vice President and Head of the Digital Health Team, feels that model is increasingly inadequate for a world grappling with ageing populations, rising healthcare costs and an epidemic of chronic disease.
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For example, when the avian flu epidemic hit a few years ago, Koetz said Purdue University Extension educators would issue updates on the epidemic with guidance, including keeping ducks and chickens separated.
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It’s also widely seen as part of a broader vision to ensure national security under Xi, who came to power in 2012 following widespread 2008 protests in Tibet and deadly unrest in Xinjiang, home to its Uyghur minority.
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Polis decided to commute Peters' sentence last month, drawing widespread criticism from Colorado Democrats, including both Weiser and Bennet.
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The author contrasts the unifying spirit of the 1976 Bicentennial with today's pervasive division, despite significant advancements in rights for women, minorities, and the disabled.
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Americans in the crowd agreed among themselves that heat isn’t the problem; the pervasive lack of air conditioning is.
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While flies, mosquitoes, wasps, and other insects can be prevalent in the South in the summer, a simple tool can handle keeping them away.
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Buford believes that silent burnout is most prevalent among model employees—the most dedicated, the most reliable, the ones their teams depended on.
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Little’s lack of response to a possible return that offseason resulted in general manager Ned Colletti pursuing other options.
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While unions secured general salary increases last year to offset the salary reductions associated with the leave program, the agreements did not include similar increases in July 2026.
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This interregnum could be rife with abuses.
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But those chats are also rife with bullying and inappropriate content, completely unmonitored and unregulated.
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At least two other children in Florida have died in hot cars since the beginning of 2026, according to the education and public awareness group Kids and Cars.
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Unitree has emerged as the world’s largest humanoid robot maker and is preparing for a public listing in Shanghai later this year.
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The group noted the projection was revised upward from an earlier estimate owing to an additional year in the budget window and higher prevailing interest rates.
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Likewise, prevailing concepts of Hamlet at the time cast the prince as a wan and melancholic, leading critics to bristle at Bernhardt’s energy.
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“Pandemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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