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blister

[blis-ter] / ˈblɪs tər /


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Choi’s advice was to go the other direction: blister them, puree them, drown them in vinegar or chili, add something sweet, blend them into sauces, make them taste like the foods you already crave.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Roki Sasaki leaves Dodgers-Braves game early because of a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

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

“Oh my, you’re a blister, Eva. A sour little blister.”

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

Her symptoms got worse, with sores and blisters leaving her in constant pain.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

After being put in a heated incubator, Ralph's body broke out in head-to-toe blisters.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was so hot and humid that Lee Feaster, a native Texas and the father of freshman wideout Boobie Feaster, said on Tuesday that his wife passed out during the game and still had blisters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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

Pike is currently in critical condition on a ventilator, with burned and blistered arms, according to her lawyers.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The lawyer said medics were "working to save Ms. Pike's life" after she arrived with both arms "swollen, burned, and blistered."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Would that make Antetokounmpo a candidate to take the Angels off the hands of Arte Moreno, who at games has been blistered by a large group of shirtless fans chanting “sell the team?”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

His kippah was smoking, his jacket was singed, and his hands were blistered.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Carter had rejected the administration’s request for immediate intervention in a blistering Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

As Anna Holmes recently pointed out in her blistering New Yorker essay, more than half of millennials have had parental help purchasing their home.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

It came less than two weeks after United defender Lisandro Martinez had launched a blistering attack on the club's hierarchy for not strengthening the squad, with a particular message for Wilcox.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Even as Americans have pulled back from buying new EVs, the country’s fast-charging infrastructure is growing at a blistering pace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

In the summer, when the sun was blistering hot, she stayed on the north side of the cabin because it was cooler there.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry


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