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blister

[blis-ter] / ˈblɪs tər /


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His signature victory was a record-setting blister up Alpe d’Huez in which he roared through costumed, enthusiastic revelers on his way to a fifth stage win.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

I’d let them blister and slump just slightly at the edges.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

Radar data from inside the ice shows what appears to be a blister beneath the surface, pushing the glacier upward at that location.

From Science Daily Jan. 5, 2026

Both women's medication was in blister packs and was labelled with their names.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

My pride welled up like a blister ready to pop.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

The downpour turned the path—uphill, then downhill, then uphill again—into a slick mess of red clay and rock; every step had my blisters screaming in a new language.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Earlier this month while running in Northern Ireland she had to cope with blisters on her legs caused by exposure to giant hogweed in Scotland.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The result can be swelling, bruising, bleeding, blisters and discoloration of the skin.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Another six feet, and blisters sprouted on each hand, even with the gloves.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

I liked the sausage and kale and look forward to making her blistered Jimmy Nardello pepper pizzas this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

It nudged me to trust a roast chicken with five more minutes, until the skin blistered into crackle and glass.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2025

"I looked like a plucked turkey because my skin had blistered so much," Chris says.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2025

He said he had “serious burns” to his face and arms and that the incident had singed his eyebrows and blistered his mouth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2024

They hacked down trees in widening rings around their central halls and blistered the land with peasant huts and pigpen fences till the forest looked like an old dog dying of mange.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Thompson ran the 40 in a blistering 4.26 seconds, tying him for the fastest at the 2026 combine and the third-fastest time by a wide receiver at the combine since 2003.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

These generational superstars have long stirred heated debate, from curious kids with jumpers for goalposts to social media cultists armed with memes and virtual binders of blistering stats.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for dangerous conditions.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Countries across Europe were battling a wave of new wildfires Friday as blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes made for dangerous conditions, with thousands evacuated and even some medieval sites threatened.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

When the onions were cooked to just the right softness, Dr. Bulkeley piled them in a mass on a linen napkin and applied the blistering poultice to Mercy’s chest.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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