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Recent Examples of virus
This surge, the agency says, comes amid the start of waterfowl migration season — and the Farm Bureau expects more cases as migration continues, with infected wild birds spreading the virus.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
In the new sci-fi drama, Seehorn plays Carol Sturka, an author who must save the world from happiness after an unexplained virus is unleashed.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Antonia Hernandez, a 21-year veteran at Fair Havens, also caught the virus and her family got it as well.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The rhesus monkeys in Silver Springs have also tested positive for Herpes B Virus; however, there are no reports of other species contracting the virus from the animals.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
In the new sci-fi drama, Seehorn plays Carol Sturka, an author who must save the world from happiness after an unexplained virus is unleashed.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Antonia Hernandez, a 21-year veteran at Fair Havens, also caught the virus and her family got it as well.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The rhesus monkeys in Silver Springs have also tested positive for Herpes B Virus; however, there are no reports of other species contracting the virus from the animals.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virus
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The result is a hybrid system capable of autonomously targeting and treating disease sites with minimal disruption.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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As Hoffine noted, hunger often kills not just through starvation, but by weakening immune systems to the point where people can't fight off disease.—
Nurith Aizenman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This Halloween, step into stories where science meets terror, where contagions kill, landscapes devour explorers, and technology crushes the human soul.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The contagion wouldn't stop at tech stocks.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virus. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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