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VYR-uh-l/ˈvaɪrəl/

Viral means caused by a virus, or (of content) spreading very fast online: a viral infection, a viral clip. Contagious is the disease cousin; a clip before midnight is still a leak.

Meaning

Caused by a virus; of content, spreading very fast online.

Examples

• “A viral clip before midnight is still an embargo breach.”
• “Infectious is the disease twin. Popular is milder. A clip is a file. Midnight is the rule. Wait for the lift; then post.”

Good to know

Of a virus, or spreading fast online. A clip before midnight ≠ a lifted embargo.

Near in meaning

infectious

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