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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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After Mosey was accused of rape, Bruny urged him to partake in a Haitian rum-bath ritual; when Mosey was acquitted in March 2023, Bruny told him the voodoo gods had taken a hand in the verdict.—
Amy Kaufman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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But mostly people are freaked out by it, even non-Chiefs fans, probably because people usually conflate voodoo with black magic.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Christopher Walken stars as a school teacher who comes out of a coma with a gift that feels more like a terrifying curse.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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While Rory McIlroy finally broke his 11-year curse to claim the green jacket, Bradley struggled, missing the cut with a 3-over-par.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Some only appear when visitors cast spells with interactive wands, like the mischievous spitting grindylow in the fountain by the Battle at the Ministry entrance or the mysterious demiguise in a window near Bar Moonshine.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Players explore the environment using a slew of weapons and magic spells in hidden dungeons, caves, catacombs and more.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Pox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pox. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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