plural pox or poxes
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poxed; poxing; poxes
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
In 1952, physician and bacteriologist Paul-Félix Armand-Delille injected two wild European rabbits with myxomatosis virus, a type of pox disease.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s also going to be more pox on the PR houses as no one will want to see themselves so allegedly attacked or so allegedly exposed again.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Witnesses recall seeing sufferers with so many pox on their faces that their features were no longer identifiable.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Halsey points out that this pattern is not unique to measles: Chicken pox and hepatitis A are also milder in children than in adults.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
In 1952, physician and bacteriologist Paul-Félix Armand-Delille injected two wild European rabbits with myxomatosis virus, a type of pox disease.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
There’s also going to be more pox on the PR houses as no one will want to see themselves so allegedly attacked or so allegedly exposed again.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Witnesses recall seeing sufferers with so many pox on their faces that their features were no longer identifiable.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pox
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“Pox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pox. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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