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- noun   Plural form of pimple .
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Examples
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								- Listening to college students cold-read my play Can't Live Without You in an impromptu reading and getting goose-pimples from the passion, humor, and depth they find in it and that I didn't know was there. Reflections 2007 
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								How to Avoid Acnefrom wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditCommon acne (aka "acne vulgaris") is a skin condition characterized by what are often called pimples or zits. We Blog A Lot 2009 
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								How to Avoid Acnefrom wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditCommon acne (aka "acne vulgaris") is a skin condition characterized by what are often called pimples or zits. We Blog A Lot 2009 
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								How to Avoid Acnefrom wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditCommon acne (aka "acne vulgaris") is a skin condition characterized by what are often called pimples or zits. We Blog A Lot 2009 
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								Therefore, using harsh acne medications to dry out the pimples is the wrong tactic and will make the problem even worse. Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009 
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								Therefore, using harsh acne medications to dry out the pimples is the wrong tactic and will make the problem even worse. Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009 
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								Therefore, using harsh acne medications to dry out the pimples is the wrong tactic and will make the problem even worse. Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009 
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								My pimples were my ugliness, and my dreadful embarassment. Body Dysmorphic Disorder Sandra K 2008 
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								Small solid, conical elevations (papules) develop next, followed by pustules (more commonly known as pimples). 
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								Acne occurs when skin lesions -- commonly called pimples -- develop because the skin's oil glands overproduce and clog the skin's pores. 
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