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armpit

[ahrm-pit] / ˈɑrmˌpɪt /
NOUN
underarm
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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Instead, she found a lump in her armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

In June, the woman first felt what she described as like a "pull" under her armpit.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2025

Eve Ross, who is a nursery worker in Kent, went to her doctor after she discovered a small lump in her armpit in January 2024.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2025

“It really changed the notion that we were the armpit of the region.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2025

She flips Penny around and kisses her eyes and tickles her armpit.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

He sang “Yukon,” from his Grammy-nominated “Swag” album, at times with his hands lodged in his armpits, as if he was hugging himself for warmth.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

And what most people remember about their performance is that Paula Cole didn’t shave her armpits, resulting in months of fodder for late-night comedians.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2025

But after she started using a new bottle of the firm's aerosol powder fresh deodorant in July, she developed an itchy red rash around her armpits and says she "started smelling really bad".

From BBC Sep. 9, 2025

My face flushed red and I started sweating, damp spots emerging under my armpits and on my chest.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2025

The sticky sweat of the unwanted siesta aroused the scars of the sores in his armpits.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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