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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
Carson Beck, quarterback for Georgia, left the game with an upper extremity injury and did not return in the second half.
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Symptoms of hypothermia include red skin, tingling sensations in the extremities and a core body temperature below 95 degrees.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Avalos showed up later that day at a hospital, where he was treated for wounds to his lower extremities.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Research has linked magnesium deficiency with numbness or tingling, especially in your extremities, and peripheral nerve injuries caused by inflammation.12
Magnesium helps regulate calcium levels in nerve cells, which is essential for regular nerve transmission.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Symptoms of hypothermia include red skin, tingling sensations in the extremities and a core body temperature below 95 degrees.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Avalos showed up later that day at a hospital, where he was treated for wounds to his lower extremities.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Research has linked magnesium deficiency with numbness or tingling, especially in your extremities, and peripheral nerve injuries caused by inflammation.12
Magnesium helps regulate calcium levels in nerve cells, which is essential for regular nerve transmission.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremity
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Carter-Williams, who has a PhD in public health, went through her own health crisis, surviving a heart attack and two strokes due to genetic heart disease.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
19 Feb. 2025
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Financial education equips individuals with the tools to avoid crises and secure long-term stability.—
Dr. Aman Alzubier,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Consider height: Male individuals are, on average, about 8 percent taller than female ones.—
Agustín Fuentes,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2025
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Gilbert has more height and is listed at 6-7 and 233 pounds, while Schott is 6-3 and 215 pounds.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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The Phoenix, a composite team for District 51 based out of Grand Junction Central, sent 12 girls to the tournament — tied with 4A Pueblo Central for the most — and that depth paid off.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2025
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The trio of Green, Butler, and guard Stephen Curry should give the Warriors a fighting chance, but the depth around them may not be enough.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Physicians who might have wanted to prescribe buprenorphine faced significant hurdles, like training requirements and limits on the number of patients who could be treated.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Echoing France's Napoleon Bonaparte, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges.—
Doina Chiacu,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Extremity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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