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as in crisis
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 height
the most extreme or advanced point
at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening
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Recent Examples of extremity
In many ways, extremity has become the measure of Israeli society nearly two years after October 7.
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Historically, lower extremity fracture has ranked ninth in terms of most prevalent injury.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
Based on her history of heterosexual extremity, I was concerned, but glad to be proven wrong.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the importance of the Ali-Frazier match derives from the extremity of those blood-sport contradictions.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Historically, lower extremity fracture has ranked ninth in terms of most prevalent injury.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
Based on her history of heterosexual extremity, I was concerned, but glad to be proven wrong.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the importance of the Ali-Frazier match derives from the extremity of those blood-sport contradictions.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremity
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In effect, farmers in rural America have warned of an impending economic crisis from the compounding factors of losing their top export market, falling crop prices and high costs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Which is to say, this isn’t the story of a greedy, materialistic man who suffers a crisis of conscience while trying to pry a priceless treasure away from an uneducated hick who doesn’t know any better.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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Barcelona used a mix of zonal and man-marking but struggled when teams exploited their comparalative lack of height and physicality by using players in motion.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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These ones have a lug sole that offers extra height and more room for cushioned support.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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His body was found with four shots to the back and head in November 1990 in Dixie County.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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That was also Payton’s first season as an NFL head coach in New Orleans.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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The subtle woven texture adds depth without overpowering your existing decor, and the removable insert makes cleaning and switching out styles simple.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Four different Mavericks found the back of the net in the matinee win, continuing the team’s strong start and showing off its offensive depth early in the 2025-26 campaign.—
Emma Wiley,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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The enhanced subsidies raised the income limit on who qualified, expanding eligibility to many middle-class people.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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In response, some resettlement groups have been quick to voice concern over the lack of resources and limits on admission of those from other countries.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Extremity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremity. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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