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as in infectious
exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others
the little girl's giggles were epidemic, and soon the entire gathering was laughing
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Recent Examples of epidemic
Emilie Hardman,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2026
The Crips and Bloods reached the apex of their Stockton influence in the 1980s and 1990s, Washington recalled, as the concept of fast money dawned along with the crack cocaine epidemic.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
David Ferry,
Wired News,
10 Dec. 2025
From Breath To Burnout The early identification of imbalances caused by chronic stress resonates deeply in our current health climate, where burnout, emotional exhaustion and cognitive fatigue are silently epidemic.
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Trisha Swift,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Noun
On those cards, Rollerena links her long-standing role in Pride to the emergency of the AIDS epidemic.
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Emilie Hardman,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2026
The Crips and Bloods reached the apex of their Stockton influence in the 1980s and 1990s, Washington recalled, as the concept of fast money dawned along with the crack cocaine epidemic.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
Adjective
Autism, insulin resistance, and autoimmune diagnoses have reached epidemic proportions.
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David Ferry,
Wired News,
10 Dec. 2025
From Breath To Burnout The early identification of imbalances caused by chronic stress resonates deeply in our current health climate, where burnout, emotional exhaustion and cognitive fatigue are silently epidemic.
—
Trisha Swift,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epidemic
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Congestion is difficult to predict, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic, when driving behavior shifted and peak traffic hours spread out instead of sticking to the more uniform 9-to-5 workday.
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This is of particular importance to union members, who were unemployed while the theaters were closed during the pandemic, and then did not see wage increases for several years after, and are facing a high cost of living.
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The intense burst of X-rays released during the eruption reached Earth in just over 8 minutes, triggering strong (R3) radio blackouts across the daylight side of Earth.
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Emissions from volcanic eruptions can also cause some chemical chaos in this system.
Adjective
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Lynn's infectious personality and ongoing quest for selfies made her someone that everyone wanted to know, and her sharp wit kept readers coming back for more.
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The traveler was infectious while passing through Los Angeles County, potentially exposing others at LAX and the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel.
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Post-pandemic issues like business exodus, homelessness, crime, and litter plague North American cities.
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Why did the plague kill so many children?
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Tuesday night's explosion from Contreras had actually been 24 hours in the making.
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Authorities in the wealthy city-state of Monaco have launched a manhunt that’s stretched across the border into France after several people were wounded in an explosion caused by a bomb that was planted in a residential building.
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Many who lived through the pandemic—and witnessed this inability to combat the lethal pestilence—developed scornful opinions of the medical profession.
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Some of those tombstones explicitly referred to a pestilence as the cause of death.
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Overreliant Before the pandemic, there was a sense that Sacramento was on an upswing, said Fat, of the L Street restaurant.
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With the men’s category already on the upswing, Father’s Day provided a significant boost in business to department and specialty stores across the country.
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Earthquakes are measured by magnitude on a logarithmic scale — so each whole number increase translates to 32 times more energy released by the quake.
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Economists have warned the increase in tax revenue is temporary and note persistent gaps between spending and revenue.
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“Epidemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epidemic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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