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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Rajaniemi first met Sam Altman in 2016, when the OpenAI chief was still working with the startup incubator Y Combinator and the two discussed pandemics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
And, at a more fundamental level, pandemics breed conspiracy theories because someone inevitably loses.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 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
