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as in crises
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity
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as in heights
the most extreme or advanced point
at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening
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Recent Examples of extremities
When your extremities are warm, blood flows more easily to the skin, allowing excess heat from your core to escape.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found that Krampitz died of blunt impact injuries of his torso and extremities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The autopsy report found that Spencer was shot seven times in his head, neck, torso, and upper extremities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
But this time, with driving gloves instead of winter gloves and racing shoes instead of snow boots, there’s a chance their extremities could feel the chill.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Shoveling is also major exercise for the upper body; compared to the lower body extremities, the heart has to work harder when these are in use.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
Goncalves, meanwhile, was stabbed roughly 38 times, including 24 stab and incised wounds on her scalp, face, and neck, another 11 stab and incised wounds to the chest, and three stab and incised wounds of the upper extremities.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Body tissue is damaged, and extremities like fingers, toes, ear lobes and the tip of the nose can become numb and appear white or pale.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
For my climbing partner who suffers from chilly extremities, La Sportiva Olympus Mons, with even more insulation and integrated overboots, were a one-stop shop.
—Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
An autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner found that Krampitz died of blunt impact injuries of his torso and extremities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The autopsy report found that Spencer was shot seven times in his head, neck, torso, and upper extremities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
But this time, with driving gloves instead of winter gloves and racing shoes instead of snow boots, there’s a chance their extremities could feel the chill.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Shoveling is also major exercise for the upper body; compared to the lower body extremities, the heart has to work harder when these are in use.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026
Goncalves, meanwhile, was stabbed roughly 38 times, including 24 stab and incised wounds on her scalp, face, and neck, another 11 stab and incised wounds to the chest, and three stab and incised wounds of the upper extremities.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Body tissue is damaged, and extremities like fingers, toes, ear lobes and the tip of the nose can become numb and appear white or pale.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
For my climbing partner who suffers from chilly extremities, La Sportiva Olympus Mons, with even more insulation and integrated overboots, were a one-stop shop.
—Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremities
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At and after the end of the Second World War, Italian filmmakers responded with a new freedom to the traumas of Fascism and German Occupation as well as to the crises of American intervention amid Italy’s efforts to rebuild physically, politically, and morally.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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He’s trapped in rolling crises of his own making and is struggling to sell voters on the idea of a strong American economy.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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While some ferns are compact, others have a massive spread and towering heights.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Feb. 2026
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The system measures jump heights, air times, and landing speeds in real time, producing heat maps and graphic overlays that break down each program—all instantaneously.—
Maurizio Arseni,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2026
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Joe Palaggi is a writer and historian whose work sits at the crossroads of theology, politics, and American civic culture.—
Joe Palaggi,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
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Maryland stands at a crossroads.—
Steve Hershey,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Feb. 2026
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This months-long CNN investigation reveals the depths of the debacle.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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There is a sense of wonder on the new recordings, a search for the depths of a single piece, or a single place, or a single emotional curiosity.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Three actors wearing oversized cartoonish heads portrayed Italian composers Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi and Gioachino Rossini tagged along from much of the first half of the production.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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The starting 11 for Woodrow Wilson soccer team bowed their heads during a moment of silence for their slain teammate Wornan Padilla Garcia before their game against the Mesquite Poteet Pirates, February 6, 2026.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Deposit limits let customers set daily, weekly, or monthly spending caps that can’t be exceeded — preventing the kind of binge gambling that destroyed my life.—
Craig Carton,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Variable; usually 1 to 2 slices Bread has carbs (which break down to sugar), but not all bread needs to be off-limits at breakfast for people with diabetes.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Extremities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremities. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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