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armpit

[ahrm-pit] / ˈɑrmˌpɪt /
NOUN
underarm
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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After their vet in the UK found a non-cancerous tumour under Vinny's armpit, they were quoted £1,600 to remove it.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The operation has also left Dawn in constant pain across her chest and under her armpit.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

When Gustave Flaubert saw Antonio Canova’s sculpture “Eros and Psyche” in 1845, he surreptitiously kissed Psyche’s marble armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

“It really changed the notion that we were the armpit of the region.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

I tucked my body incredibly close into his, so my nose pushed into his armpit.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer




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