Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sores
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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When the conversation switched to Steph Curry’s absence, Nakase spoke like someone who knows the aches of waiting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The resurgent Miami Hurricanes, several of them battling colds and minor aches, continued to build their resume for the post-season with an emphatic 76-54 home win over Boston College on Saturday afternoon.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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After a whole season exploring the pains of being an illegitimate child and fears of pregnancy, Sophie and Benedict are now free to have children that would be welcomed warmly into society.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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But these are the standard-issue growing pains the NHL routinely beats into developing rosters.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Sores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sores. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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