inflammations

plural of inflammation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammations
Noun
  • Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The movie takes pains to illustrate how the possible end of the world will begin like any other day.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Colleagues who failed to take similar pains earned his everlasting disdain.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Adults may end up needing stitches after a knife slips while cutting a pumpkin’s tough shell.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Her quirky sense of humor has kept me in stitches (pun intended) the entire week.
    Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Inflammations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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