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[blis-ter] / ˈblɪs tər /


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Roberts also said he didn’t believe the blister affected Ohtani’s command last week, when he threw six hitless innings against the Rockies but issued four walks and hit a batter.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

I’d let them blister and slump just slightly at the edges.

From Salon Feb. 18, 2026

Radar data from inside the ice shows what appears to be a blister beneath the surface, pushing the glacier upward at that location.

From Science Daily Jan. 5, 2026

Both women's medication was in blister packs and was labelled with their names.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

And by the time the curve of the moon touched the opposite window frame, Fyrian’s breath made a bright red mark on the side of Luna’s hip, leaving a blister there.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

When we meet in April, they’re still recovering from Coachella, where Yang braved horrible foot blisters for Addison Rae and Sabrina Carpenter.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Generally, people with the infection have painful lumps, blisters of swollen skin - but he had no obvious signs, with what looked like burns appearing on his foot only after it had taken hold.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

Foot-and-mouth causes fever and blisters near the hoof and in the mouth that prevent animals from feeding, as seen in the emaciated survivors.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Don’t think about the blisters on your hands.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

I liked the sausage and kale and look forward to making her blistered Jimmy Nardello pepper pizzas this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Learning a musical instrument can be an arduous journey, one often fraught with blistered fingers, frayed patience and what can seem like an endless series of insurmountable hurdles.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2025

The customer sits in the chair for the entire day, and when it’s over, Miriam’s fingers are so blistered that the others rush to get her an Epsom salt soak.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

It nudged me to trust a roast chicken with five more minutes, until the skin blistered into crackle and glass.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2025

My fingers were raw and blistered, but I couldn’t stop yet to tend them.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The blistering heat also has hindered efforts to fight massive wildfires raging in Colorado and Utah.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Isaac’s and Mulligan’s characters have a drawn-out, sometimes blistering, sometimes riotously funny fight in the premiere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The jet will fly over the National Mall alongside the Defense Department’s most impressive equipment on Saturday, before the president delivers a speech in what is forecast to be a blistering heat wave.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

Far more relaxed on her return to action two days later, there was an entirely different feel to this performance as the 25-year-old made a blistering start against 2021 runner-up Pliskova.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The blistering intensity of the collective wrath over Everest—and the fact that so much of that wrath was directed at her—took Pittman completely by surprise and left her reeling.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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