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armpit

[ahrm-pit] / ˈɑrmˌpɪt /
NOUN
underarm
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Instead, she found a lump in her armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The operation has also left Dawn in constant pain across her chest and under her armpit.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Eve Ross, who is a nursery worker in Kent, went to her doctor after she discovered a small lump in her armpit in January 2024.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

“It really changed the notion that we were the armpit of the region.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

I take one armpit and Nick takes another and we pull him up and away.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan




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