SARS-CoV-2

American

[sahrz-koh-vee-too] / ˈsɑrzˈkoʊ viˈtu /

noun

Pathology.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2: the strain of a coronavirus that causes COVID-19. First identified in 2019, it subsequently set off a global pandemic.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

SARS-CoV-2

The success of mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic transformed vaccine science.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

“That’s what makes it very different from SARS-CoV-2 and really most respiratory viruses,” says Schiffer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

This familiarity stands in stark contrast to SARS-CoV-2, a novel pathogen that wasn’t detected until 2019.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

But besides both being viruses, the similarities between SARS-CoV-2 and hantavirus actually aren’t close.

From Salon ● May 11, 2026

The outbreak on the luxury expedition cruise has captured the imagination of the public, with many people worried that the Andes virus could be the next SARS-CoV-2.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023