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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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Her elegant collaboration was a reminder that the world has long created the kinds of crises that threaten our stability today, and a good artist finds a way to make work that shows us a way through it, even if the answer is as simple as making something beautiful.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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When the walls close in The 2009 timeline finds the friends scattered across separate crises.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
17 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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Klauss joins a team at an important crossroads.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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That realization forced a crossroads.—
Abraham Nudelstejer,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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In a recent interview, Fennell described the film’s restraint as an acknowledgment that her interpretation could never capture the depths of Brontë’s masterwork.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The biggest crude oil tankers, VLCCs—yes, they’re called Very Large Crude Carriers—either couldn’t dock or fill up all the way at Texas ports because of the shallower water depths.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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As the national anthem played following their victories, Smith and Carlos expressed their anger about racial injustice in America by bowing their heads and raising their fists.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Chair-heads are sourcing used Chipotle chairs for their homes—the natural wood and iron look is pretty inoffensive, to be fair.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Feb. 2026
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July pushes the genre of auto-fiction to new limits here.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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The scale of the challenge Precinct 2 went from managing roughly 20 miles of unincorporated roads to more than 200 miles as development continues outside city limits.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Extremities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremities. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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