plural pox or poxes
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poxed; poxing; poxes
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JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
An overarching concern for all involved is that more such communications will come out that will prove a pox on everyone’s houses, so to speak.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
That’s why squirrel fibromatosis is also known as squirrel pox.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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
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For instance, in the Florida Keys, the discovery that a bacterium found in human wastewater was behind white pox disease in elkhorn coral led to sewage system upgrades.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
An overarching concern for all involved is that more such communications will come out that will prove a pox on everyone’s houses, so to speak.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
That’s why squirrel fibromatosis is also known as squirrel pox.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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
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 22 Oct. 2025.
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