as in numbness
a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness
a man of remarkable phlegm, never showing enthusiasm nor displeasure
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Recent Examples of phlegm
Even when Rode joined the force in the year 2000, masks weren't necessarily the norm, and firefighters would cough up black phlegm in the days after a fire.
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
Cannabis may act as an expectorant, helping to clear phlegm from the lungs and throat.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention Diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease is made via chest X-ray, urine test and lab analysis of a phlegm sample.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024
The cough is typically a dry cough, without phlegm.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
Cannabis may act as an expectorant, helping to clear phlegm from the lungs and throat.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention Diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease is made via chest X-ray, urine test and lab analysis of a phlegm sample.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024
The cough is typically a dry cough, without phlegm.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Phlegm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phlegm. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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