You're twisting words into a straw man with your thesaurus out even after 2 different people explained to you what it meant in this context.
Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/as-social-distancing-shows-signs-of-working-whats-next-crush-the-curve-experts-say/2020/04/08/3c720e06-7923-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html