sores

Definition of soresnext
plural of sore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sores
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
  • An agent in Houston put a teenage citizen into a chokehold, wrapping his arm around the boy’s neck, choking him so hard that his neck had red welts hours later.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
  • After landing at their final destination the next day, the lawsuit claims that the four were left with welts, lesions, and rashes.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Literally — rise up by elevating yourself in bed, courtesy of Coop Sleep Goods’ Adjustable Wedge Pillow, which can unblock breathing, alleviate everything from acid reflux to back aches, and, when propped under your legs, do wonders in the swelling department.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Some signs of withdrawal from kratom might include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle/joint aches, restlessness, runny nose, excessive yawning, and hot or cold flashes.
    Gary Kirkilas II, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • White southerners took great pains to keep track of men and women like Henry Fordham.
    Eugene Robinson, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
  • My adolescence was an ordinary one, its joys and pains small.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Sores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sores. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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