extremities

plural of extremity

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Recent Examples of extremities Still others bore amputations after diabetes complications led to peripheral neuropathy, a condition that blunts sensation in the extremities. Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025 Heather was hospitalized with serious injuries to her lower extremities. Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 As blood is draining from your head down to your lower extremities, your body is going to help push it back up. ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 Even short periods of convalescence, from one to three days, increase the likelihood of a condition called deep venous thrombosis, which can cause clots to break loose in the extremities and travel through the bloodstream, passing through the heart and lodging in the lungs. Paul Sisson, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025 Even short periods of convalescence, from one to three days, increase the likelihood of a condition called deep venous thrombosis, which can cause clots to break loose in the extremities and travel through the bloodstream, passing through the heart and lodging in the lungs. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025 He was stretchered out of the arena, but reportedly was awake and moving his extremities. Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025 All seven people shot, five men and two women ranging in age from 28 to 32, were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries to their lower extremities, police said. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025 Their faces and extremities are bare; the rest of their bulbous bodies are covered in a layer of fur. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremities
Noun
  • Advocates also said the law closes dangerous gaps that traffickers could exploit and helps keep children with trusted caregivers during crises.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • African commodities have long been essential to the modern global economy, but the world tends to ignore that fact until trade shocks or geopolitical crises occur.
    Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The landscape is full of dramatic green mountains plunging into wild coastline, fishing villages painted in candy colors, and cider houses where locals pour from great heights with theatrical flair.
    Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, though, the popularity of the celebs-on-a-yacht genre has reached new heights.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After winning a national championship at Baylor in 2021, becoming an All-American and almost winning another national title at Houston in 2025, Cryer faced a basketball crossroads after five years playing in college.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield star in the film about a college professor (Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when her mentee (Edebiri) accuses a friend and colleague (Garfield) of crossing a line.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Part comedy show, part profound introspection into the furthest depths of grief and loss, Kayne’s Sorry for Your Loss premieres March 27, 2026.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Record depths and strange forms Another standout discovery is the carnivorous bivalve Myonera aleutiana, found at depths between 5,170 and 5,280 meters.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just last Friday, the company released a number of other Performance Center talents, suggesting a significant roster shake-up is underway as the brand heads towards the Halloween Havoc special.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Some appeared to pop their heads through the bus windows to talk with the crowds below.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The settings implemented default privacy protections and content limits for many of Instagram’s teen users, restricting posts related to violence, cosmetic procedures or self-harm.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Set individual spending limits for greater control.
    Ryley Amond,Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Extremities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremities. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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