plural pox or poxes
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poxed; poxing; poxes
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Squirrel disease spreading outdoors Some suspected the squirrels carried squirrel pox, a rare virus in the US that often kills red squirrels.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
Well, is that not the flamenco dress calling the chicken-pox patient spotted?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Obama-era vegetable push was a pox on the nation; now veggies are back in all their green glory.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Both conditions are caused by viruses closely associated with squirrels, although squirrel pox is more common among red squirrels typically in the United Kingdom.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Squirrel disease spreading outdoors Some suspected the squirrels carried squirrel pox, a rare virus in the US that often kills red squirrels.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2025
Well, is that not the flamenco dress calling the chicken-pox patient spotted?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Obama-era vegetable push was a pox on the nation; now veggies are back in all their green glory.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pox
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“Pox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pox. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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