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extremity

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“A lot of extremity you see in YA is merely attempting to capture the intensity” of being a teen, Lorentz says.

“It is not implausible that a greater proportion of torso and extremity fat may protect against injury,” the report said.

To do so missing an extremity is astonishing—and an inspiration.

It is an important advance when the branching lines are set in a bunch-like arrangement at the extremity of the arm-line.

The next day, we rounded the north extremity of the Cumberland Islands.

It lives in the large intestine, especially the cecum, with its slender extremity embedded in the mucous membrane.

It kept as far as possible from the fort, and cast anchor at the most outward extremity of the bay.

Near the western extremity of the Island of Cuba, on the southern coast, is found one of the finest tobaccos in the world.

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On this page you'll find 131 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to extremity, such as: terminus, acme, acuteness, adversity, apex, and apogee.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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