vax
Americannoun
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vaxes,
plural
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vaxxes
plural
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of vax
By shortening and alteration
Example Sentences
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Plus, a judge blocks the new childhood vax recommendations, and rich Palm Beach men love loud pants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Megan Thee Stallion ushered in the notion of the “Hot Girl Summer” with her 2019 song, which led to the hopeful but mostly unrealized “hot vax summer” of 2021.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
It’s a far cry from a year ago, with predictions of a “hot vax summer” uninhibited by covid concerns.
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2022
Many organizations are seeing increased attendance, but numbers aren’t what they used to be, and leaders also aren’t convinced the loss of the mask and vax mandates will have a large impact on turnout.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
"My gun vent off quite by haccident, and if your nose is spoilt, can't you have a vax von?—Come, it ain't so bad!"
From Sketches by Seymour — Volume 01 by Robert Seymour
But here in my pod we’re vaxed and masked and ready to go, or stay, or whatever, who knows.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
“I got vaxed, and I did not have a reaction like Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend,” a reference to a headline-making but unsubstantiated vaccination side-effects claim made by the Trinidadian rap star.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2021
“Those who are vaxed are not very vocal and the others are loud, and nobody wants a fight,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
Even when swiping on the dating app Tinder, the intended aphrodisiac of advertising that one is vaxed, double-vaxed, or vax’d, means I’ll have to face an awkward conversation and possible rejection.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
And if I haven’t already, now I can also get vaxed.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2021
Its neighbor Stevens County remains the least vaxxed place in the state, at 36%, despite 158 deaths and a rate nearly 30 times that of the San Juans.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
As summer wanes into fall, new COVID-19 boosters are here — and local public health authorities want you to get vaxxed.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
“Yes, we have been vaxxed and boosted and it’s time to return to normal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
“Even though I’m triple vaxxed now, I just don’t want to take any chances,” Ms. McMahon said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
She wants to wait until he’s fully vaxxed; in the meantime, they’re texting every day.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
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