Synonyms for contracting
con·tract·ing

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1. catching, contractingnoun

   becoming infected

   "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"

   Synonyms:
   spying, espial, spotting, catching, detection

Matched Categories

1. • Acquiring

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1. contractingadjective

   Synonyms:
   astringent, puckering, contractile

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1. List of paraphrases for "contracting":

   contractor, procurement, adjudicating, contracts, procuring, contractante, markets, contractual, contractors, contract, recruitment, outsourcing, subcontracting, adjudicator

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How to use contracting in a sentence?

1. Carmen Chu:

   I think we see many of our restaurants, not only in Chinatown, but across our neighborhoods, that are sitting empty on days that would normally be filled to the brim with people who were going there for eating, we ... want to share a message of making sure that we don't let this disease turn us into racists. At the end of the day ... this is about contracting a virus because someone traveled.

2. Chandrakant Lahariya:

   Earlier, individuals were affected, but today whole families are contracting Covid.

3. Leana Wen:

   On the other hand, many people may still prioritize not contracting Covid-19 because of the risk of long-haul symptoms, they may also have underlying medical conditions that predispose to more severe outcomes themselves, or they may live with others who are more vulnerable and want to reduce their risk to those around them.

4. Leana Wen:

   I am almost 39 weeks pregnant as of the time that we are speaking, i mean, I have a recurring nightmare Leana Wen of contracting Covid-19, and going through childbirth where I have to wear a mask.

5. Samia Suluhu Hassan:

   We have come with face masks because elders are in a group of people who are at higher risk of contracting the prevailing disease, we have found it is important to protect you.