Thesaurus results for EXTREMITIES

extremities

noun

plural of extremity

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity

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the most extreme or advanced point at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening

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Recent Examples of extremities Prosecutors said Guillen suffered 54 sharp-force wounds, including 45 stab wounds to her face, head, neck and extremities. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 For Applegate, her previous diagnosis of MS had offered an explanation for her ongoing struggle with symptoms including tingling and numbness in her extremities, lack of coordination, balance issues and difficulty walking. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 The Falcons announced Sunday that Daniels was alert and had movement in all his extremities. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 The Falcons announced that Daniels was conscious and has movement in all extremities. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The driver then reversed, freeing the man, who suffered severe injuries to his lower extremities. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 The man had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his extremities, including his arms and legs. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Lanning said after the game that Moore had movement in all of his extremities while at the hospital. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 According to police, the woman had serious injuries to her face, body and extremities. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

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Noun

French government bonds again sold off on growing concern that cascading political and fiscal crises would hammer the EU’s second-biggest economy and potentially ripple across the bloc.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The relationship between financial crises and imperial strategy preoccupied Marxist scholars for more than a century.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of crises

Noun

SpaceX is shooting for new heights with its upcoming Starship test flight, and the booster tapped for the mission is in its final stretch of preparations before the mission.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Egyptian cinema once dominated film production across the Arab world, but output fell dramatically from its late-20th-century heights.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of heights

Noun

Criss’ proposal to put financial limits on the Hope Scholarship program came as West Virginia public schools arrived at a dangerous crossroads.

— Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026
But after the recent mega-sale of much of his Wynwood portfolio to hedge fund executive Ken Griffin, Mana is at a crossroads.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of crossroads

Noun

These ancient systems are silent observers of history, capturing thousands of years’ worth of stories in depths of peat that patiently await discovery.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Searching for Wendy in the depths of the Sephora store, Stan watches his surroundings shift from slightly off, to off, to get-me-the-hell-out-of-here off.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of depths

Noun

His aunt, Leslee Frye, is a professor for psychology and is also one of the heads of the foundation.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Measuring 84 inches by 84 inches, the bright orange canvas responds to Leonardo da Vinci’s grotesque heads, a series of ink sketches made between the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of heads

Noun

Some of the rooms are off-limits, but visitors will get to see Duke's extraordinary collection of Islamic art.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Flight imposes strict weight limits, so birds pack enormous numbers of very small neurons into very small brains.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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