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Six example sentences with contagious, each labelled with its topic.
The clinic sent children home early, since the rash is most contagious before it appears and nobody thinks to stay away.
Medicine
The drummer's grin was contagious, and by the second chorus the whole front row was grinning back without knowing why.
Music
One member's enthusiasm for the six o'clock class proved contagious, and within a month twelve colleagues had signed up too.
Fitness
Panic is contagious in markets; one bank's queue outside had started three more by lunchtime.
Finance
Confidence is contagious on a team; once one shooter gets hot, everyone starts taking open threes.
Basketball
Yawning is contagious even across species, and dogs will yawn after watching their owners do it.
Psychology
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
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