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armpit

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


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Karen Piazza, a 45-year old teacher in Brooklyn, paid $8,100 for the procedure, which left her with a small scar under each armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Instead, she found a lump in her armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

A US entertainment website has apologised to the "people of Shotts" and Caitriona Balfe after a misquoting the Outlander actress calling the town "an armpit".

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

In June, the woman first felt what she described as like a "pull" under her armpit.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025

I leaned down to surreptitiously sniff my armpit.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

You’re either stuck to a vinyl-clad seat or grabbing up for a handrail and trying to direct your face away from the armpits to your left and right.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

In a typical scene, Miss Holland, played by Van der Velden with milkmaid braids and hairy armpits, chokes on the aerosol of a spray tan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

Dove, the brand owned by Unilever, launched a marketing campaign in 2023 urging customers to post photographs of their sweaty armpits under the hashtag "Free the Pits".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025

And what most people remember about their performance is that Paula Cole didn’t shave her armpits, resulting in months of fodder for late-night comedians.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

He tried to will the sweat glands in his armpits to take a break.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein


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