pox

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Recent Examples of pox The pox formed everywhere on a person’s body — their eyes, down their throat, and across their skin. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 After two weeks, the pox usually began to scab. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 Witnesses recall seeing sufferers with so many pox on their faces that their features were no longer identifiable. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 If the brown spots in question have a pox-like look instead of being in a single area of the leaf, they’re probably caused by too little humidity. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pox
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pox
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The annual cost-of-living adjustment Social Security recipients receive is both a blessing and a curse.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Homewood’s location on the western shore of Lake Tahoe is both a blessing and a curse.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The stock market had a rough spell last week after President Trump announced new tariffs.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • 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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“Pox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pox. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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