extremities

noun

plural of extremity
1
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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2
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 Neither of the first two updates relieved concerns about whether Campbell had movement in his extremities, either. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Lawshe's attorney, Casey White, said the victims' injuries were all to the lower extremities and that should have made a difference in getting his client's charges dropped. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors said Guillen suffered 54 sharp-force wounds, including 45 stab wounds to her face, head, neck and extremities. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 For Applegate, her previous diagnosis of MS had offered an explanation for her ongoing struggle with symptoms including tingling and numbness in her extremities, lack of coordination, balance issues and difficulty walking. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 The Falcons announced Sunday that Daniels was alert and had movement in all his extremities. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 The Falcons announced that Daniels was conscious and has movement in all extremities. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The driver then reversed, freeing the man, who suffered severe injuries to his lower extremities. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 Lanning said after the game that Moore had movement in all of his extremities while at the hospital. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremities
  1. crises
  2. heights
  3. crossroads
  4. depths
  5. heads
  6. limits
Noun
  • Created by Gene Hong (Beef), Citizen’s Arrest follows two longtime friends and neighbors whose obsession with solving a local crime becomes an escape from the private crises neither is ready to face.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The series follows two longtime friends and neighbors whose obsession with solving a local crime becomes an escape from the private crises neither is ready to face.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of crises
Noun
  • Indeed, sea levels reached record heights — not seen in more than a century of observations.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All clouds at heights where temperatures dip below freezing have the potential to create icing conditions, according to the FAA.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of heights
Noun
  • The renewal comes a day after the show’s season finale, which saw Horgan’s character, Alex, at a crossroads both personally and professionally.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Which, honestly, left them at a very uncomfortable crossroads.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Ballard says El Niño can also cause higher winds which tends to bring up colder water from the depths.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The president’s approval ratings had plunged to historic depths.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of depths
Noun
  • My doctors were department heads at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins.
    — Mariska Breland, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The tax adds 1% to 3% to the state income tax of single filers who earn more than $360,000, joint filers who make more than $721,000 and heads of household who earn more than $490,000.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of heads
Noun
  • Some enterprise merchants, such as Walmart, are even creating their own systems for agentic commerce, including authorizing third-party agents, setting spending limits, and ensuring agents can browse for and purchase products reliably.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But a political action committee that advocates for limits on campaign funding argues that Marshall has used his official staff and resources to run his campaign for years.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of limits

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