swollen
Example Sentences
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His right hand shows persistent bruising, often covered with thick makeup and at times a bandage, and his ankles have appeared swollen.
From Barron's
Still, some flooding is likely, he said, since waterways are still swollen and soils still saturated from those earlier storms.
From Los Angeles Times
I was visiting my daughter’s family there, and my doctor back home texted me that my out-of-the-blue swollen ankle might mean a blood clot.
But her sister’s house sat near a swollen creek that had done serious damage in prior floods.
This "swollen" atom acts as a quantum antenna that is extremely sensitive to external electric fields.
From Science Daily
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