as in virus
sickness that can be passed from one person, plant, or animal to another
The rumors spread like a contagion.
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Recent Examples of contagion
The Executive will lose much from a public perception of its lawlessness and all of its attendant contagions.
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Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
In dense neighborhoods, the events play out like a contagion.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
That said, the preview also shows Buck and Hen both screaming like someone died — so does someone?
9-1-1's contagion event continues Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The contagion cut through the fault lines of Liberian society.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contagion
Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
In dense neighborhoods, the events play out like a contagion.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
That said, the preview also shows Buck and Hen both screaming like someone died — so does someone?
9-1-1's contagion event continues Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The contagion cut through the fault lines of Liberian society.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contagion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagion
Noun
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The protesters, who are HIV-positive, did not conceal their faces — a rare occurrence in a country where the virus is still heavily stigmatized.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The administration says symptoms of the virus could include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, or fever after eating affected oysters.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Now, Georgas is looking for more action to be taken as the issue continues to plague girls' sports in Illinois and hopes the recent Naperville incident will be a turning point.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 May 2025
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The Book of Exodus details the 10 plagues that God inflicted upon the Egyptian pharaoh and his people, including swarms of locusts, an infestation of frogs and an outbreak of boils.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Now cats are being used as props for deforestation propaganda and next-gen glitch art morphs the world into a Fibonacci fever dream.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
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Those could include high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a facial or hairline rash that tends to appear within five days of infection.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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“Contagion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagion. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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