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
Use Peppermint Peppermint can effectively soothe a sore throat, thin mucus, loosen phlegm, and calm coughs.
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
As the disease worsens, cardinal symptoms include cough with or without phlegm and breathlessness, especially with exertion.
—Soma Mandal, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Symptoms and safety measures Common symptoms of active TB include coughing, chest pains, fever, fatigue and coughing up blood or phlegm.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
As the disease worsens, cardinal symptoms include cough with or without phlegm and breathlessness, especially with exertion.
—Soma Mandal, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
Symptoms and safety measures Common symptoms of active TB include coughing, chest pains, fever, fatigue and coughing up blood or phlegm.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phlegm
apathy
Noun
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This leads directly to apathy and alienation instead of civic engagement.—
John Avlon,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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Most leaders assume that employees resist the company’s strategy out of apathy or stubbornness.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Phlegm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phlegm. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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