zits

plural of zit, slang
as in blisters
a small, inflamed swelling of the skin "Look at all these zits—I'm hideous!" wailed the high schooler

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Recent Examples of zits And don’t let zits bum you out. Josh Feldman, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • As for this new creation, human clinical trials confirmed the pimples completely disappeared after seven days of treatment, according to the team.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This CeraVe acne cleanser is best for acne-prone skin—a major concern for teens—and helps clear away pimples and blackheads.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Larger pimples that contain pus are called pustules.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Those include fish boils, something usually associated with Wisconsin’s Door County.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Bathing daily and keeping your buttocks clean and dry can help prevent boils, folliculitis, and other skin conditions.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Patches on the tongue are missing papillae, which are tiny, pinkish-white bumps, and look like a map.
    Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Microsoft in 2020 released findings from a two-year study that determined undersea datacenters would prove a reliable and practical solution for issues related to corrosion from oxygen and humidity, temperature fluctuations, and bumps and jostles from people who replace broken components.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Zits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zits. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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