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Recent Examples of pox
Importing live animals from Greece was banned after a separate disease – goat pox – was detected last October.
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Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 7 Aug. 2024
But then Bacon, now with pox, visits George and asks for one small act of personal vengeance, which George agrees to because MEN.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Many of these voters may simply be casting a pox on both the Justice Department and the defendant.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
Rodgers, Griffith, and others last week asked that one of Fauci’s deputies, a longtime pox researcher, sit for an interview on controversial pathogen research.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 7 June 2023
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Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 7 Aug. 2024
But then Bacon, now with pox, visits George and asks for one small act of personal vengeance, which George agrees to because MEN.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Many of these voters may simply be casting a pox on both the Justice Department and the defendant.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
Rodgers, Griffith, and others last week asked that one of Fauci’s deputies, a longtime pox researcher, sit for an interview on controversial pathogen research.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 7 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pox
Noun
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This contract screams negative EV once the goalie voodoo roulette wheel works against us in the next year or so.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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By all metrics, Voodoo Macbeth was a smash, as critics fawned over the performances, the eye-popping costuming (above) and the voodoo drumming.—
Brandon Tensley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Growing up, that identity crisis used to feel like such a curse for me.—
Becky G,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
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One important lesson from the movies is that curses are made to be broken.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So what better way to cast a lasting spell than to wave the wand once more for good measure?—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The stock market had a rough spell last week after President Trump announced new tariffs.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Pox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pox. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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