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
Treating political violence like a contagion could help safeguard the future of American democracy.
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Flashback: Genesis filed for bankruptcy in early 2023, as crypto contagion destroyed several high-profile companies in the sector.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Smaller clusters can also occur in high schools and other communities, though such contagion can be blunted with certain interventions.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 31 July 2024
However, Derren Nathan, head of equity research at investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, isn’t too worried about contagion.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Flashback: Genesis filed for bankruptcy in early 2023, as crypto contagion destroyed several high-profile companies in the sector.
—Ryan Lawler, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Smaller clusters can also occur in high schools and other communities, though such contagion can be blunted with certain interventions.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 31 July 2024
However, Derren Nathan, head of equity research at investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown, isn’t too worried about contagion.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagion
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Historically, the virus − which has been around for decades, has mostly affected farmed poultry.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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This one tested positive for Influenza A. Officials tested the child’s family too; all tested negative for Influenza A. Influenza A viruses include many human seasonal flu viruses, as well as H5N1.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Needless to say, Orlok will make the trip to Wisborg — arriving in Germany like a plague, with Thomas all but crawling back home to his wife behind him — long before Western society will learn to accept that denying human desire is less a collective victory than a personal self-defeat.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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Otherwise, butterfly larvae would be like locusts, like a plague.Outside Online, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
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Concerns among health officials have continued the spread of dengue fever as cases have reached unprecedented levels in the Americas.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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No model from any company has eclipsed or matched that initial fever.Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Contagion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagion. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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