swollen
Example Sentences
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Increasing the sugar concentration in the solution surrounding the axons made the swollen regions smaller.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
He doesn’t know what caused it, but his feet are so swollen he struggles to walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
A local official said it was swollen and could not be immediately identified.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Despite their swollen faces, relatives have not given up hope of identifying them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The clouds were an angry swollen gray and looked like they were about to burst.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing swollen
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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