pock

Definition of pocknext
as in blister
a small, inflamed swelling of the skin noticed strange pocks on his torso

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Recent Examples of pock Unlicensed cannabis stores that a year ago pock-marked the urban landscape have been shuttered on block after block (though plenty remain). New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025 The castle’s bleached, sparse interior also looks a lot like the one in Herzog’s film, and this new Nosferatu’s recurring motifs—swarming rats, Catholic totems, a beach pock-marked with wonky graves—simultaneously pays tribute and blows dust off the hundred-year-old story. Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024 They were riddled with lesions, pock marks and holes. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024 Barks, not the pock of tennis balls, were heard across the sunny, 40-acre (16-hectare) grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 6 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for pock
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Noun
  • Last year, Cabrera missed the start of the regular season with a blister on his middle finger, then missed three weeks in September due to a right elbow sprain.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Clarke, while not among Boston’s top 10 prospects, looked promising as a product of Boston’s pitching development system, despite dealing with a recurring blister that skewed his numbers.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • After landing at their final destination the next day, the lawsuit claims that the four were left with welts, lesions, and rashes.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • There were also large, red welts on the children's necks, torsos, legs, and arms.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Spoiler alert: The monster is definitely real, a lion-bear hybrid covered in disgusting bloody pustules.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, one of the most common triggers of rosacea, which is characterized by flushing, swelling, spider veins, papules, and pustules, is exposure to sunlight.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bring 3 cups of the chicken broth to a boil in a large saucepan over high.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The list of occasions can go on and on, ranging from universal (football and concerts) to local (ice fishing in northern Minnesota and crawfish boils in Baton Rouge).
    Rahul Goyal, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In 2013, my husband Dave and I hauled a beat-up, fire-engine-red suitcase overflowing with sheet masks, toners, snail creams, and pimple patches to the Hester Street Fair, a weekend market in the Lower East Side.
    Charlotte Cho, Allure, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The Mighty Patch works to absorb the gunk from pimples and help speed up the healing process.
    Daley Quinn, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2025
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  • May Be Useful in Acne Treatment People with acne often have lowered serum zinc levels, and both oral and topical zinc have been found to reduce the prevalence of inflammatory papules, both when used as monotherapy and as a supplemental therapy.5 4.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, one of the most common triggers of rosacea, which is characterized by flushing, swelling, spider veins, papules, and pustules, is exposure to sunlight.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There will be bumps along the way, steps forward and back, because … that’s the story.
    Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • However, Xcel’s progress in phasing out coal hit a road bump in 2025 when the largest unit at Comanche malfunctioned and had to be shut down.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Pock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pock. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.

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