as in poisoned
to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else
If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.
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Recent Examples of infected
But for anyone infected who also has an immunocompromising condition or a liver condition, mortality reaches 50–60 percent.
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
But babies who are infected have a 90% chance of developing chronic hepatitis B infection, and about a quarter of those who do will die prematurely from liver disease triggered by the infection.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
In 2024, hackers infected computers at multiple hotels with a type of consumer-grade spyware known as stalkerware.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Measles is already making a comeback, with federal health officials working to control an outbreak that has infected more than 200 people in Texas.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
But babies who are infected have a 90% chance of developing chronic hepatitis B infection, and about a quarter of those who do will die prematurely from liver disease triggered by the infection.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
In 2024, hackers infected computers at multiple hotels with a type of consumer-grade spyware known as stalkerware.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Measles is already making a comeback, with federal health officials working to control an outbreak that has infected more than 200 people in Texas.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
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Who cares about the fact that her friend cheated when her child was poisoned by her husband and her father?—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Weinstein’s lawyers have argued that his New York conviction last year was poisoned by bad blood among jurors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Consumption of food contaminated with salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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But living in the Cuesta Park neighborhood of Mountain View, the 34-year-old mom has been without clean water for nearly a week after a water main was contaminated during a construction project.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Smart skidded across the floor for a loose ball and was fouled, a jaw-scraping effort that forced him to check his teeth on his way up from the hardwood.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Victor Wembanyama is in the NBA's concussion protocol after hitting his head on the court after he was fouled by Jrue Holiday on a drive to the basket in the second period of the 106-103 loss to Portland on Tuesday night at the Frost Bank Center.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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However, what the young Valdi captures on these early scenes is the sense that whatever love Michael had for music and performance had become immediately corrupted.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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The following weekend, on Easter Sunday, the final boss of the tier — L’ura, a being made of pure light corrupted by the void (although viewers called it a wind chime) — is still alive.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Infected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infected. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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