as in poisoned
to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else
If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.
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Recent Examples of infected
Later, Bey worried her C-section scar might be infected.
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Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Earth’s sun is infected with a mysterious phenomena conjured by Weir called a Petrova line, a trail of alien cells called astrophage that are slowly consuming the fiery orb.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
And by March 16, two previously clean packages with roughly 135,000 monthly downloads had been infected.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
Before the epidemic was over, more than 157,000 people were infected and 5,000 died, mostly in Russia.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
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Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Earth’s sun is infected with a mysterious phenomena conjured by Weir called a Petrova line, a trail of alien cells called astrophage that are slowly consuming the fiery orb.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
And by March 16, two previously clean packages with roughly 135,000 monthly downloads had been infected.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
Before the epidemic was over, more than 157,000 people were infected and 5,000 died, mostly in Russia.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infected
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The new summer blockbuster will follow Supergirl's three-day mission to obtain a cure for her superdog and friend, Krypto, who is poisoned by villainous alien Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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That is, until Krypto is poisoned by the henchmen of villain Krem of the Yellow Hills, with only three days to save him.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once they’ve been received by customers, the company isn’t able to guarantee they haven’t been tampered with, opened, contaminated or improperly stored.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Daniel’s Mill, which opened as a thread manufacturer in the Civil War era, requires the most work because one of its subsequent owners manufactured fire retardant paint, a process that contaminated the rafters, support beams, flooring and more.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Longhorns again came within striking distance of the lead when Justice Carlton made a put-back jumper and was fouled by Betts for a three-point play opportunity.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Yorke worked the count to 2-2 and fouled off a couple of pitches before Helsley delivered a 99 mph fastball that home plate umpire Dan Iassogna ruled a ball.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Goodwill is corrupted on arrival by the modern virtue of avarice.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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Helberg, cast as inventor Martin Phister, opens up about their characters who are trying to be virtuous and end up getting corrupted instead.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Infected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infected. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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