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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
Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Since 2010, its central bank has increasingly come under pressure from President Erdoğan to keep its interest rates low, even as inflation surged during the pandemic, according to the non-partisan Centre for Economic Policy Research.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Russell Contreras, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
But this transition period is a delicate moment, when the country could be caught off guard if the situation suddenly changes, says Goodman, who recommends the Biden administration share its pandemic playbook so incoming officials can game out different pandemic scenarios and assess readiness.
—Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
While achievement hasn’t rebounded since the pandemic, particularly among low-performing students, neither has school attendance.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Since 2010, its central bank has increasingly come under pressure from President Erdoğan to keep its interest rates low, even as inflation surged during the pandemic, according to the non-partisan Centre for Economic Policy Research.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Context: Violent crime rose as the pandemic forced school closures and business shutdowns.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
But this transition period is a delicate moment, when the country could be caught off guard if the situation suddenly changes, says Goodman, who recommends the Biden administration share its pandemic playbook so incoming officials can game out different pandemic scenarios and assess readiness.
—Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pandemic
Noun
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Health programs like those credited with helping end polio and smallpox epidemics and an acclaimed HIV/AIDS program that saved more than 20 million lives in Africa have stopped.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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The bird flu epidemic began in 2022, and subsequent outbreaks have occurred across the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These changes are a direct result of the Biden administration’s crackdown on the widespread abuse of the trade loophole.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
3 Feb. 2025
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Although the military remains one of the few institutions that still command widespread public respect—in a Pew Research Center poll last year, sixty per cent of respondents said that the military had a positive effect on society—people are less and less likely to join.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One of the members, Christian Dominguez, told me that the survivors at the reunion felt a pervasive anguish.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The lack of emergency funds reflects the increasingly pervasive reality of financial instability in Florida’s working families.—
Bahíyyah Maroon,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Drought is prevalent, food is scarce, and, yes, there are fires.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2025
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Corruption and graft were prevalent in that environment, and federal employment meant absolute fealty to the president.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said no such request was made.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman is like the relentless sharp in your fantasy league who always seems a step ahead.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Profit warnings from companies listed in the U.K. were rife last year, new data showed on Monday.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bird flu, otherwise known as avian influenza a (H5N1), is particularly rife in California, where Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency over the virus.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Vancouver will also be hoping that this is addition by subtraction as far as cleaning up the locker room dysfunction and public rift between Miller and Elias Pettersson.—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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But critics said privatization would give too much power to private businesses over a public asset and would actually increase costs to consumers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Pandemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pandemic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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