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Synonyms
burst, flare, flare-up, flash, flicker, flurry, flutter, outburst, spurt
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Health officials have also vaccinated tens of thousands of people in Congo and surrounding countries in an attempt to stop the outbreak, but the virus has now continued to spread for more than a year. — Washington Post, "2 Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors," 13 Aug. 2019 The outbreak in the eastern DRC is the second-worst ever; more than 2,800 people have been infected with Ebola, including the nearly 1,900 who have died. — Amy Maxmen, Scientific American, "Two Ebola Drugs Show Promise Amid Ongoing Outbreak," 13 Aug. 2019 The current outbreak in Congo is the second-worst ever, anywhere. — The Economist, "How do you reform a country where gunmen torch Ebola clinics?," 2 Aug. 2019 The outbreak is affecting people experiencing homelessness and those with substance-use issues. — Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, "Checkup Denver: Opioid pills flow in Colorado, hepatitis A outbreak and more Colorado health news," 29 July 2019 Currently, the outbreak is limited to the hospital. — Jessica Villagomez, chicagotribune.com, "4 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported at Advocate Christ Medical Center," 27 June 2019 He was duly snapped up by Leeds City, in his native Yorkshire, vastly improving the team's displays before the outbreak of World War One was to bring league football to a halt. — SI.com, "Herbert Chapman: One of Football's Great Innovators & Mastermind Behind the 'W-M' Formation," 25 June 2019 The armyworm outbreak is at risk of exacerbating that trend. — Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, "Ravenous armyworms are eating their way across China," 20 June 2019 The outbreak has been particularly severe in New York, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new law last week that made that state the fifth to eliminate religious exemptions for child vaccinations. — Alejandro Lazo, WSJ, "Bill to Limit Vaccine Exemptions in California Draws Protests," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outbreak.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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