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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.
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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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