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Recent Examples of blister
Small blisters are called vesicles; bigger ones are called bullae.4
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
The flexible mesh material allows your foot to easily slide into the shoe and stretch, ensuring there’s no break-in period or painful blisters.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2025
About one year after infecting a human host, the Guinea worm creates a blister on the skin and emerges from it, which can cause burning pain, fever and swelling, according to the CDC and the World Health Organization.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The often painful blister usually appears around the lips or mouth, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
The flexible mesh material allows your foot to easily slide into the shoe and stretch, ensuring there’s no break-in period or painful blisters.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2025
About one year after infecting a human host, the Guinea worm creates a blister on the skin and emerges from it, which can cause burning pain, fever and swelling, according to the CDC and the World Health Organization.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
The often painful blister usually appears around the lips or mouth, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blister
Noun
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Clear plastic bins overflowed with deodorant, hair products and pastel pimple patches.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Acne is one of the most common skincare conditions worldwide, and almost everyone develops a pimple at some point.—
Amanda Svachula,
Health,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Victims develop high fevers, deep rashes and oozing pustules.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Plants with orange rust, identified by orange pustules on the leaves, must be burned or disposed of in the trash.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some research shows that people with acne generally have lower levels of zinc in their blood and that taking supplemental zinc may reduce inflammatory papules.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
1 Oct. 2024
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These often red, inflamed bumps are also called papules.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
1 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Richmond, Hanover and Henrico lifted their boil water advisories on Saturday afternoon.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
11 Jan. 2025
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Richmond remains under a water boil advisory after a power outage impacted operations at a water treatment plant during a storm earlier this week.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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They were riddled with lesions, pock marks and holes.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2024
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Barks, not the pock of tennis balls, were heard across the sunny, 40-acre (16-hectare) grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.—
JENNIFER PELTZ,
ajc,
6 May 2023
Noun
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One 2009 study cited by the AAD also found a link between women smoking cigarettes and developing whiteheads and blackheads on their faces.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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This kit includes five precise instruments to help remove blackheads and blemishes effortlessly after every steam.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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When combined with sweat, dirt, and dead skin cells, excess sebum can clog pores, leading to blackheads, whiteheads, and breakouts.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2025
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Here's how dermatologists suggest dealing with whiteheads.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to this combo, the S.O.S Sulphur Paste can take down active zits and prevent new ones from popping up.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
23 Dec. 2024
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It's formulated with benzoyl peroxide and boasts antimicrobial properties that clear zits and prevent future breakouts.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Blister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blister. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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