as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another
the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals
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Recent Examples of transmissible
Still, measles is so transmissible that even slight drops in protection can create space for the virus to infect widely.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The far less transmissible coronaviruses SARS and MERS killed 15 and 35 percent, respectively.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The challenge is that measles is absurdly transmissible.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
His discovery was pretty foundational for understanding transmissible cancers.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The far less transmissible coronaviruses SARS and MERS killed 15 and 35 percent, respectively.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The challenge is that measles is absurdly transmissible.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2025
His discovery was pretty foundational for understanding transmissible cancers.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transmissible
Adjective
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Raimi, in his first foray into horror since 2009’s Drag Me to Hell, attacks the material with a joyous ferocity that proves infectious.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Driven by salsa’s infectious rhythms and reimagined through a modern lens, the song — which bridges generations and honors tradition — laces Fonsi’s soaring vocals with Feid’s smooth, melodic voice.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2024
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Measles outbreaks erupted in the U.S. this year because a highly communicable virus, sometimes circulating abroad, infected a rising population of unvaccinated Americans as well as some visitors from abroad who traveled in this country.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Transmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmissible. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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