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  • noun Plural form of pimple.

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Examples

  • - 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • My pimples were my ugliness, and my dreadful embarassment.

    Body Dysmorphic Disorder Sandra K 2008

  • Small solid, conical elevations (papules) develop next, followed by pustules (more commonly known as pimples).

    Clearing out Acne with the Best Treatment 2007

  • Acne occurs when skin lesions -- commonly called pimples -- develop because the skin's oil glands overproduce and clog the skin's pores.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

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