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Recent Examples of pimple
Bioré is putting pimples in the penalty box this basketball season.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
My features were regular, barely changed from childhood except for a pimple above my lip.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The Outset Total Clarity Dark Spot Serum As for me, The Outset Total Clarity Dark Spot Serum, which the brand gifted me, did more for my dark spot in days than my pimple creams and red light therapy remedies did in months.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Here, argon-gas electrodes create a gentle current at up to 60 Hz, which helps to reduce the look of active pimples, calm visible redness, and even address the appearance of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
My features were regular, barely changed from childhood except for a pimple above my lip.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The Outset Total Clarity Dark Spot Serum As for me, The Outset Total Clarity Dark Spot Serum, which the brand gifted me, did more for my dark spot in days than my pimple creams and red light therapy remedies did in months.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Here, argon-gas electrodes create a gentle current at up to 60 Hz, which helps to reduce the look of active pimples, calm visible redness, and even address the appearance of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pimple
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Crews have been deployed to spray disinfectant on vehicles entering the exclusion zone to avoid any possible transfer of the highly-contagious viral disease that induces fever and blister-like sores in the mouth, drastically reduces milk production and leaves animals weakened.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Look for cushioning in the shin, ankle, and toe box areas specifically, as this is where an unforgiving ski boot can batter, blister, and bruise you.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Spoiler alert: The monster is definitely real, a lion-bear hybrid covered in disgusting bloody pustules.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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In fact, one of the most common triggers of rosacea, which is characterized by flushing, swelling, spider veins, papules, and pustules, is exposure to sunlight.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 Sep. 2025
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The village of about 6,000 people and nearby township residents were under the boil water advisory because of low water pressure noted in the system.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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This March, check out the return of Smorgasburg in South Downtown, attend a Peruvian crawfish boil and learn to make sakura cocktails.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Salicylic acid, a beta hydroxy acid (BHA) lauded for its exfoliating and anti-inflammatory properties, has long been the MVP of breakout control, but today’s best salicylic acid serums go well beyond zapping zits.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2026
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There used to be a time when zits meant pore-clogging makeup.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
1 Dec. 2025
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May Be Useful in Acne Treatment People with acne often have lowered serum zinc levels, and both oral and topical zinc have been found to reduce the prevalence of inflammatory papules, both when used as monotherapy and as a supplemental therapy.5 4.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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In fact, one of the most common triggers of rosacea, which is characterized by flushing, swelling, spider veins, papules, and pustules, is exposure to sunlight.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Pimple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimple. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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