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The fire-engine-red convertible that gave you goose bumps on the test-drive has turned into your regular ride.
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Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Wagner’s mighty horns are split across the upper arms like goose bumps, while vocals register at the wrists like a pulse.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Lee has been the UA House athletic director for 18 years and still gets goose bumps recalling the Urban Coalition’s intoxicating nature.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2023
My goose bumps in the desert were a social mammal’s request for warmth via touch.
—James Stewart, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
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Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Wagner’s mighty horns are split across the upper arms like goose bumps, while vocals register at the wrists like a pulse.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Lee has been the UA House athletic director for 18 years and still gets goose bumps recalling the Urban Coalition’s intoxicating nature.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2023
My goose bumps in the desert were a social mammal’s request for warmth via touch.
—James Stewart, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2023
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“Goose bumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose%20bumps. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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