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Recent Examples of whelks
Search for shells at the shoreline, and you'll be surprised by the amount of perfectly intact, yet tiny whelks, cockles, and olive shells.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
Smaller critters — hermit crabs, lightning whelks and snails — skittered along the seafloor.
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Max Chesnes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
And for those looking to collect shells, this is the place for rare angel wings, whelks, and sand dollars.
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Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2026
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
Smaller critters — hermit crabs, lightning whelks and snails — skittered along the seafloor.
—
Max Chesnes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
And for those looking to collect shells, this is the place for rare angel wings, whelks, and sand dollars.
—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whelks
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In animals, the bacterium causes pustules and lesions, predominantly in cattle, sheep, and horses.
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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.
Noun
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In addition to being predominantly white, shoes with pimples around the outside of the toes are not permitted.
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Thabi Hlela of African Alabaster Botanical Skincare uses marula and shea butter in formulations that have cleared pimples and reversed early aging signs in customers who had tried pharmaceutical alternatives.
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From neighborhood po' boy counters to sprawling crawfish boils, some of the city's most memorable meals are messy and meant to be shared.
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Bonds are tested and betrayal boils.
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“Whelks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whelks. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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