as in epidemic
medical
an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people over a wide area or throughout the world
The 1918 flu pandemic claimed millions of lives. the AIDS pandemic
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Recent Examples of pandemic
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
Research from Common Sense Media shows teenage screen time spiked during the pandemic; tweens averaged more than five hours a day and teenagers more than eight.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: Some metros hit hardest by pandemic population loss — think New York; Washington, D.C. and San Francisco — grew between 2023 and 2024, though some are still down relative to 2020, as seen above.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In 2019, only months before March 11, 2020, when COVID was declared to be a global pandemic, offices were packed and vacancies were few.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
Research from Common Sense Media shows teenage screen time spiked during the pandemic; tweens averaged more than five hours a day and teenagers more than eight.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
When the pandemic forced companies to go virtual, many scrambled to implement digital collaboration tools like Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Zoom in: Some metros hit hardest by pandemic population loss — think New York; Washington, D.C. and San Francisco — grew between 2023 and 2024, though some are still down relative to 2020, as seen above.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandemic
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With America still in the throes of a loneliness epidemic, every organization has a responsibility to create more opportunities for camaraderie and relationship-building at work.—
John Waldmann,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The grandmother figure was big in my community growing up because at the time there was the crack epidemic so a lot of children lost their parents to drugs and the grandparents stepped up.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Pandemic's Unexpected Lesson The widespread shift to remote learning during the 2020 pandemic, Viney explained, provided an unprecedented, albeit unintentional, experiment in alternative education.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Co-created with star Stephen Graham, the four-part series uses a daring one-shot for each episode to call attention to widespread reports of young boys involved in knife crimes.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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This movement has become so pervasive that spending on building up AI technologies represented 16% to 20% of the real gross domestic product growth in the third quarter of 2024 alone—and it’s expected to keep growing.—
Sheila Rohra,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Congress reauthorized it in 2022 with guardrails to curb acts of fraud, which were pervasive after EB-5 was founded in 1990.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Those parts are prevalent in electric vehicles, cell phones and other electronics.—
John Liu,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Elsewhere, warnings of critical fire conditions were active from north-central Texas to southern Illinois and were prevalent in states such as Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Nebraska.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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With three draft picks in the first 41 selections next month, general manager Ryan Poles probably isn’t done building up front either.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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The powerful new feature was initially spotted last week before its release but is now available for general use.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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When faced with extreme challenges, the rumor mill is rife, so providing real facts and decision points is critical to ensuring that employees know what is changing and why instead of speculating.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rumor-mongering is rife, with anyone and everyone weighing in on contract negotiations that are supposed to be confidential.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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He was fired a month later for not cooperating with the university’s investigation but no additional information about Weiss’ crimes were made public.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after Yang’s successful attempt was made public, Suni engaged with online users to share her disappointment.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Pandemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemic. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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