symptomatic
Example Sentences
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The current Hanta variant doesn’t spread easily, and requires prolonged close contact with a symptomatic person.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
With the Andes virus, by contrast, people probably need to be symptomatic to spread illness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
"The Andes variant of this virus does not spread easily, and it requires prolonged close contact with someone who is already symptomatic."
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Even that anxiety over the conditions of the experiment could be symptomatic of my own DFK-ness, given that DFKs “worry … that what feels big and messy and overwhelming is wrong” and are thus shame-prone.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
But assumption was symptomatic of malevolent tendencies that transcended mere dollars and cents.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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