pandemic
adjective
(of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
pandemics
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pluralof pandemic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is paying interest to this day: “It is astonishing to think of the wars, revolutions, religious revolt, pandemics and other disasters this bond has survived,” the author marvels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Other research areas include reducing wildfire risk and fighting pandemics and climate change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bunch “briefed the Regents on his efforts to navigate the dual pandemics caused by the Coronavirus and issues surrounding race, racism, and racial identity,” the minutes of the June 2020 meeting stated.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
He added that El Niño, as well as global shipping disruption and the threat of pandemics, mean you cannot "just rely on the private sector coming through every single time".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Not only do archaeologists like Dobyns, Perttula, and Ramenofsky argue that unrecorded pandemics swept through the Americas, they claim that the diseases themselves were of unprecedented deadliness.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
