pins and needles
plural noun
: a pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness
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Instead, some election-watchers waited on pins and needles for a prediction from Allan Lichtman, a 77-year-old distinguished professor of history at American University who lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
Right now, the pins and needles circumstance is that the controversial bill sits on Governor Newsom’s desk and awaits his action, which must be taken by September 30, 2024.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
However, there were some side effects, including pins and needles, headache, fatigue and nausea, though the researchers report that these were mild to moderate.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Cam switched to another treatment that gave him constant pins and needles in his hands.
—Olivia Jordan Cornelius, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
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Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
Right now, the pins and needles circumstance is that the controversial bill sits on Governor Newsom’s desk and awaits his action, which must be taken by September 30, 2024.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
However, there were some side effects, including pins and needles, headache, fatigue and nausea, though the researchers report that these were mild to moderate.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Cam switched to another treatment that gave him constant pins and needles in his hands.
—Olivia Jordan Cornelius, Outside Online, 15 July 2024
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“Pins and needles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pins%20and%20needles. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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