flesh
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A knobbly fruit the size of a large avocado, its creamy, sweet flesh tastes a bit like custard - hence the name.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Price increases for all the stuff needed to flesh out AI technology are unlikely to deflate anytime soon.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
It is one thing to make a schematic diagram of social categories, and another thing to confront examples of them in the flesh; that is the tension that runs through “People.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Mice can regenerate the tips of their digits, and humans can sometimes regrow fingertips if the nailbed remains intact after injury, allowing skin, flesh, and bone to regenerate.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
We stared as her flesh returned, swelling upon her bones and tightening her skin with muscles.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing flesh
Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 3
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