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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

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

Roberts also said he didn’t believe the blister affected Ohtani’s command last week, when he threw six hitless innings against the Rockies but issued four walks and hit a batter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

The 37-year-old initially experienced discomfort at last week's Truist Championship at Quail Hollow because of a blister under the toenail.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

The nurse wrote that patients were arriving with headaches, rashes and blisters, “we believe, due to the chemicals being used to spray.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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

The ground was so hot that blisters formed and burst on the bottoms of my bare feet and the dry air made me very thirsty.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

My aching back and blistered hands were equally optimistic.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Wood played a key role in helping England come from 2-0 down in the 2023 Ashes, with his return to the team - and blistering spells of bowling - helping them level the series.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The result was bubbling, blistering and peeling that appeared just weeks after the renovation was completed.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

After a blistering start in 2025 that appeared to solidify Crow-Armstrong as a burgeoning superstar, the Chicago Cubs’ outfielder fell into a dismal slump that not even a full winter could fix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

For Serena, who is the youngest of five sisters in the blended Williams family, that meant learning to return Venus’s blistering serve on Compton’s public courts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Heat so blistering that I thought for a second that we’d been Glitched directly into flames.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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