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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

Nerve damage means a blister or pebble in the shoe can go unnoticed until it creates a serious wound.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

At the start of this week he removed the nail and popped the blister thinking that would alleviate the pain.

From BBC May 13, 2026

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

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

Milagro touches a blister on her grandmother’s palm.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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

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

In the morning—before my aching knee and bulging blisters relegated my saunter to a limp—a 32-mile walk around Manhattan sounded like a good way to spend the first Saturday in May.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

These applications were called blisters, because they often irritated the skin enough to turn it a livid red.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

The 27-year-old had to be carried off the beach after suffering badly blistered feet and needed weeks of treatment.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Among this year’s participants was WSJ’s achy, blistered Xavier Martinez.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Yee said she should drop out of the race and Villaraigosa blistered her in ads.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

A handful of sun-dried tomatoes, blended with roasted cherry tomatoes — their skins blistered in a sizzling layer of golden olive oil — lends this version the concentrated flavor of August, even now in mid-March.

From Salon Mar. 17, 2025

My fingers were raw and blistered, but I couldn’t stop yet to tend them.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Just some of the blistering language used by Uefa's lawyers in legal papers lodged in the United States over Fifa president Gianni Infantino's now-shelved plan to sell off stakes in competitions to private investors.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

He boasts a fastball that sits at 98 mph and often reaches triple digits, blistering speeds that would have been unimaginable a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Countries across Europe on Saturday battled wildfires amid blistering temperatures and tinder-dry landscapes, with thousands of people evacuated.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 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

Harry swallowed a large amount of very hot soup and thought he could feel his throat blistering.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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