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Recent Examples of virus
The virus is present in stool as well, so changing diapers or helping a sick child in the bathroom can lead to infection if hands aren’t washed thoroughly.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
In a post-apocalyptic America devastated by the fictional VOD-9 virus, only people living with HIV are immune.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Which now are nuclear war, global virus, environmental collapse and AI.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The virus is highly contagious for birds, and the state is working to prevent outbreaks and help residents keep backyard flocks safe.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
In a post-apocalyptic America devastated by the fictional VOD-9 virus, only people living with HIV are immune.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Which now are nuclear war, global virus, environmental collapse and AI.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The virus is highly contagious for birds, and the state is working to prevent outbreaks and help residents keep backyard flocks safe.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virus
Noun
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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