epidemic
Example Sentences
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The peak popularity of the splitter coincided with the initial phase of the elbow-injury epidemic that has plagued the sport for decades.
At the same time, chronic pain remains a widespread and costly condition, often described as a 'silent epidemic.'
From Science Daily
"I know there's sort of a fly-tipping epidemic," he said, "but that takes the biscuit, doesn't it?"
From BBC
Each time he announces a consequential decision, the report found, an “epidemic of suspicious trading” occurs just before the news would affect the markets.
From Salon
Fear, misinformation and stigma shaped public attitudes, while the epidemic continued to claim lives.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
