flu season

noun

: the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses

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Actually Worse This Year? While the virus may be hitting people hard right now, and the flu season is far from over, indications suggest that this year should not be any worse than the last, when the CDC recorded about 40 million illnesses for the 2023–24 season. —

Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Feb. 2025 Typically peaking around February, the flu season has already demonstrated extensive reach and severity. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025 In Rochester, New York, the flu season has been intense but not necessarily worse than at the peak of other years, said Dr. Elizabeth Murray, a pediatric emergency medicine doctor at the University of Rochester Medical Center. —

Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 The 2020–2021 flu season was essentially nonexistent, with ILI activity staying well below baseline for the entire season. —

Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for flu season