armpit

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Definition of armpitnext
as in pit

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  1. pit
  2. abyss
Noun
  • Weeks before the fire pit incident, Robinson alleges that during a trip to Nashville to visit her grandfather who was in hospice care and has since died, Sandoval pushed her to the floor of their hotel and locked her out of their shared room.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • High-rise handlebars, upright ergonomics, and generous suspension travel give them the look of pit bikes that somehow escaped onto public roads.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
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  • This genius gap filler blocks that area and prevents clutter from accumulating in the hard-to-reach abyss.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • While the Kings have plenty on the flank after the February addition of Artemi Panarin, Kuzmenko was a positive contributor when healthy and trusted last season, while their needs in the middle are less of a hole and more of an abyss.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026
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“Armpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armpit. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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