be symptomatic
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With the Andes virus, by contrast, people probably need to be symptomatic to spread illness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
It’s a reminder that what often looks like dominance in the global economy may instead be symptomatic of a pathological codependence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
This behavior may be symptomatic of a serious disorder.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2023
Working from bed may also be symptomatic of collective malaise.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2020
This peculiarity must be symptomatic, and it must have been influential.
From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Bradley, Andrew Cecil