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got the bug

ADJECTIVE

ill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflicted ailing diseased infirm poorly woozy

STRONG

down

WEAK

a wreck below par bummed down with feeling awful feeling rotten feeling terrible indisposed laid low off one's feet on sick list out of sorts peaked queasy rotten run down running a temperature sick as a dog under the weather unhealthy unwell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

good sound strong well

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Munoz Case found Amari’s first vintage piece at the Rose Bowl Flea Market and got the bug, going back every month to pick up something to add to his little’s wardrobe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“I got the bug after ‘X,’ because I wanted to create pieces that used longer forms,” says Davis.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

A woman who started playing hockey again after a 40-year gap said she had got the "bug" once more, and had even been to trials for England's over-70s.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

Russell Mael: Not much specifically plot-wise, but we got the bug about doing a big narrative project again after the "Annette" experience.

From Salon • May 28, 2023

I suppose an intellectual woman—and for all Claire's hate of her ancestors, she's got the bug herself.

From Plays by Glaspell, Susan

got the bug

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