as in epidemic
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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
Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
What’s clear is that despite the experience of the first Trump administration and the pandemic, some companies are about to relearn painful lessons from the past decade.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Around four years ago, deep in the pandemic era, Richardt says he simply got fed up with his spoons.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The film was originally slated for a 2022 release but was delayed by the pandemic and the SAG-AFTRA strike.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
What’s clear is that despite the experience of the first Trump administration and the pandemic, some companies are about to relearn painful lessons from the past decade.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
After the pandemic shutdowns, this felt especially heartbreaking.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Around four years ago, deep in the pandemic era, Richardt says he simply got fed up with his spoons.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandemic
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For Christine’s and my generation in particular, the experience of having gone through the AIDS epidemic and the AIDS crisis was very formative.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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During the epidemic’s worst two years—2021 and 2022—more than 100,000 people in the United States died annually from drug overdoses.—
Vanda Felbab-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Portions of the Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi Valleys all stand a chance of being hit with widespread showers and thunderstorms as the storm moves eastward to the Appalachians, the weather service said.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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As widespread flooding swamped Kentucky, Kentucky Route 160 in Knott County was closed due to a landslide, while some homes in Perry County were evacuated, and waters in Hardin County reached historic levels, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday afternoon.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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The second Trump administration seems different, with more rapid and pervasive removal of information.—
Alejandro Paz,
The Conversation,
14 Feb. 2025
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Learn more By Emily Steel and Sydney Ember Emily Steel and Sydney Ember produced an investigation in 2023 on aviation safety that documented an alarming and pervasive pattern of airline close calls around the United States.—
Emily Steel,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Forging through the cold and windy weather that’s been prevalent at New York Fashion Week has been no joke.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Florida panther is a type of cougar or mountain lion, which used to be prevalent across the southeastern U.S., but is now only found in southern Florida.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The rule requires teams to include two minority candidate during the interview process for head coaching jobs and was later applied to general managers, senior executives and assistant coaches.—
Joseph N. Cooper,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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The researchers compared the results for the athletes with the same measures in the control group and the general population.—
Christiane Gelitz,
Scientific American,
7 Feb. 2025
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Issues with bullying often stem from those on screen and problems with TV personalities have been rife over recent years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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From my experience, these few books will guide you through the nightmare of historical misinformation and disinformation that is as rife regarding Texas as about any other subject.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
15 Oct. 2024
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Lawyers for both sides have made provocative comments, divulged private communications and made public a slew of documents while defending their clients.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Charges alleged public corruption scheme The Justice Department last year brought public corruption charges against Adams in the first prosecution of a sitting mayor in the city’s modern history.—
Paula Reid,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Pandemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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