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Recent Examples of pock
His sallow legs are stippled with acid pock marks.
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Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
In the five years since Bentley released his last studio album, 2018’s The Mountain, and went into Rocky Mountain exile, open divisions and infighting driven by political differences and the culture wars have pock-marked the genre.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2023
Each pock on the fruit’s exterior is called an achene, and each achene is an individual fruit with a corresponding seed in the interior.
—Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2014
In more corrosive water, the once-pristine shells become flaked and pock-marked—a harbinger of an early death.
—WIRED, 2 Nov. 2022
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Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022
In the five years since Bentley released his last studio album, 2018’s The Mountain, and went into Rocky Mountain exile, open divisions and infighting driven by political differences and the culture wars have pock-marked the genre.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2023
Each pock on the fruit’s exterior is called an achene, and each achene is an individual fruit with a corresponding seed in the interior.
—Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2014
In more corrosive water, the once-pristine shells become flaked and pock-marked—a harbinger of an early death.
—WIRED, 2 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pock
Noun
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Bencic took another medical timeout before the deciding set to have a hand blister tended to.—
Staff and news service reports,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
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Appearance: This painful skin issue usually starts as small blisters or raised bumps on the skin that develop into deep ulcers (sores).7 In adults, it's commonly located on the lower half of the body, such as the legs.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Others are singeing seams, steaming uppers and stitching welts.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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The shame of having this strange pink welt define one side of me led to a slumped posture favoring my left shoulder.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Victims develop high fevers, deep rashes and oozing pustules.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Plants with orange rust, identified by orange pustules on the leaves, must be burned or disposed of in the trash.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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The key to drawing out the umami and sweetness from the kombu without the bitterness, Stuart-Wolff explained, is to remove the seaweed just before the water reaches a boil.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Some Skokie businesses were also unable to run their normal operations due to the boil order, forcing them to close Friday.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Plus, here are the 15 best pimple patches to heal breakouts, some of which have also been tested by Select staffers.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Bentonite clay, hyaluronic acid Size: 2.7 oz Pros: Helps soften skin bumps Cons: Might be drying to some This mud mask has a blend of bentonite clay and hyaluronic acid to suck up blackheads, pimples and pollution all while leaving the skin hydrated and non-stripped.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some research shows that people with acne generally have lower levels of zinc in their blood and that taking supplemental zinc may reduce inflammatory papules.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
1 Oct. 2024
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These often red, inflamed bumps are also called papules.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
1 Oct. 2024
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The first dose of MMR vaccine is about 93% effective against measles and the second dose bumps that to 97%, Moyer said.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Acute inflammation is short-term, safe, and required (say, the bump that occurs along with a bruise that’s part of the healing process).—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Pock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pock. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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