as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals

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Recent Examples of transmissible Also, relatively few people have received the latest coronavirus booster shots that are geared toward the several highly transmissible omicron subvariants in circulation. Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 The zero Covid policy, as it was called, was only abandoned in late 2022 when the highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-2 — and the Chinese public’s fatigue with the restrictions of the policy — made the approach untenable. Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Nov. 2023 China’s economy last year likely grew at the slowest pace in more than two decades, as frequent lockdowns to curb the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus stifled domestic consumption and a real estate downturn showed little sign of reversing. Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023 But by late 2022, China’s anti-Covid strategy was being strained by public fatigue and the highly transmissible omicron variant, and the government announced its end. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 29 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for transmissible
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Adjective
  • Chaos would not be a good way to combat infectious pathogens.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Accompanying her striking outerwear is an infectious smile and a warm, upbeat energy that stays throughout our conversation.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • On July 30, Ray updated her fans again, revealing her diagnosis of infective endocarditis, a severe heart infection.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 31 July 2024
Adjective
  • Measles outbreaks erupted in the U.S. this year because a highly communicable virus, sometimes circulating abroad, infected a rising population of unvaccinated Americans as well as some visitors from abroad who traveled in this country.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Hanage foresees wastewater analysis being used to track other communicable viruses, like mpox.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Transmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transmissible. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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