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foreign body

NOUN

stranger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alien foreigner guest immigrant intruder newcomer outsider visitor

STRONG

drifter interloper migrant outlander squatter transient unknown wanderer

WEAK

incomer itinerant person migratory worker new arrival out-of-stater outcomer party crasher perfect stranger uninvited person unknown person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

citizen local national native

WEAK

acquaintance friend

Example Sentences

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He felt like he had a foreign body inside of him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

After being given antibiotics to combat the toxins, a "foreign body" was cut out of his toe and he is set to make a full recovery.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023

"Establishing a complete understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving the foreign body response presents the final frontier in developing truly bio-integrative medical devices," Gurtner said.

From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023

Now, however, with the foreign body in his spine, he is paralyzed from the neck down, except for his right arm.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2016

But once started, the flesh continued to coat the foreign body until it fell free in some tidal flurry or until the oyster was destroyed.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

foreign body

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