virulent

Example Sentences

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She explained that the vaccine strain appears smooth and stable at the surface, while the virulent strain has a noticeably uneven, textured exterior.

From Science Daily

The Omicron variant, while less virulent, spread with a deceptive ease that made it the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States in 2022, and a major killer in many other countries.

From New York Times

The virulent nature of H5N1 has prompted nonprofit conservation organizations to launch a series of efforts.

From Los Angeles Times

Are social justice politics — combating racism, sexism, xenophobia, and bigotry — so important that any enemy of that project, especially one with views as virulent and influence as immense as Carlson, should be declared anathema?

From Salon

So virulent was the reaction to such speculation that this young scholar-journalist decided to explore the authorship question more fully.

From Washington Post