as in numbness
a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness
a man of remarkable phlegm, never showing enthusiasm nor displeasure
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Recent Examples of phlegm
As the disease worsens, cardinal symptoms include cough with or without phlegm and breathlessness, especially with exertion.
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Soma Mandal, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Other common symptoms of CF include coughing attacks (often with phlegm), shortness of breath, greasy and bulky stools, rectal prolapse and constipation.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Seek emergency medical attention if your breathlessness is sudden or severe or is accompanied by chest pain, fever, or coughing up pink-tinged phlegm.
—Soma Mandal, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Use Peppermint Peppermint can effectively soothe a sore throat, thin mucus, loosen phlegm, and calm coughs.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
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Soma Mandal, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Other common symptoms of CF include coughing attacks (often with phlegm), shortness of breath, greasy and bulky stools, rectal prolapse and constipation.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Seek emergency medical attention if your breathlessness is sudden or severe or is accompanied by chest pain, fever, or coughing up pink-tinged phlegm.
—Soma Mandal, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Use Peppermint Peppermint can effectively soothe a sore throat, thin mucus, loosen phlegm, and calm coughs.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for phlegm
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“Phlegm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phlegm. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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