contagium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contagium
Noun
  • As of this month, the highly contagious disease has infected nearly 175 million birds nationally, according to data from the Department of Agriculture.
    Esther Sun, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
  • On Wednesday, state officials announced the first measles death in Texas' ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Since the start of the 2022 season, Stafford has dealt with a pedal toe sprain, an elbow infection, an elbow sprain, a spinal cord injury, a hip strain, a thumb sprain, and a lower lumbar sprain, according to Draft Sharks.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
  • Your healthcare provider can also rule out other possible causes of jaw, neck, or shoulder pain, such as arthritis, ear infections, injury, or neurological conditions.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • In this sense, AI would act like a virus that mutates against a vaccine.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 24 July 2025
  • Advocates say that because the virus disproportionately affects transgender, Black and Latino individuals — and prevention efforts have been focused on those communities — HIV funding has taken a hit as diversity, equity and inclusion programs are rolled back.
    Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • The impact from this sell-off also sent the easyJet share price down by 3.5%, as investors fear a contagion event.
    John Choong, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Complex contagion may have taken hold, in a malicious way, and begun spreading falsehood throughout the network at a rapid pace.
    Shaon Lahiri, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
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“Contagium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contagium. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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