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communicable

[kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buhl] / kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
able to be contracted
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
incontractable noncommunicable noncontagious


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Ferrer said the county depends on nearly $1 billion in federal funding annually to track and prevent communicable diseases and combat chronic health conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The one good thing that came from that time was tons of data about what works to prevent communicable illnesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

"Vaccines are always our best defence against infectious, communicable diseases," adds Dr Williams.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025

That communicable diseases—like TB and HIV—have been on the rise.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2024

When an epidemic of mumps broke out in the school, Katie went into action against communicable diseases.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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