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as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity
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as in height
the most extreme or advanced point
at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening
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Recent Examples of extremity
Thomas dove in and swam with Malibu, popping up simultaneously from the water and resting their extremities — his arms, her fins — on the edge of the pool.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
He was stretchered out of the arena, but reportedly was awake and moving his extremities.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
All seven people shot, five men and two women ranging in age from 28 to 32, were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries to their lower extremities, police said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Bilateral lower extremity venous Doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
He was stretchered out of the arena, but reportedly was awake and moving his extremities.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
All seven people shot, five men and two women ranging in age from 28 to 32, were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries to their lower extremities, police said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Bilateral lower extremity venous Doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremity
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His latest protest fits into his activism against war and follows previous arrests for disrupting Senate hearings over Gaza and domestic health crises.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In her usual soft-spoken British accent, she was known for balancing the grim realities of the climate crisis with a sincere message of hope for the future.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Solis is constantly reaching for new heights — an apt metaphor for his career.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The mix of full-height glazing and open-plan architecture dissolves the boundary between inside and out.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, Black-eyed Susans ()—including Goldsturm—develop rich seed heads that support birds such as juncos, sparrows and towhees.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mthethwa also faced an ongoing probe that heard allegations by a provincial police commissioner who accused him of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of a former head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Services who was being investigated for corruption.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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This summer, New York brought in free agents Guerschon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson to fill out its bench depth — the club's biggest hole in 2024-25.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Sun enters Scorpio on October 22, which marks the start of an intense season of transformation, passion, and depth.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Now Kaprizov is a superstar and getting paid like one, taking reasonable expectations for star-caliber players and stretching them toward the upper limit of what’s allowable under the salary cap.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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There’s a limit of one dish per member.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Extremity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremity. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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