outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth 
1
: a process or product of growing out
an outgrowth of hair
2
: consequence, by-product
crime is often an outgrowth of poverty
Examples of outgrowth in a Sentence
trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines
a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
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The internet has been lousy with them since the 2000s, long before the acronym entered the lexicon as an outgrowth of the wider financial-independence movement.
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Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
White racial resentment is a predictable outgrowth of a cultural regime that has for decades insisted on racial categorization and affinity for everyone but white Americans.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
By contrast, recent Supreme Court decisions clearing the way for Alabama and Louisiana to pursue more favorable maps were outgrowths of the justices’ historic ruling gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Therefore, whereas modern mindfulness might diverge from older iterations of the concept and its connotations and practices, this fact does not automatically invalidate it as an outgrowth of the Buddhist tree.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
White racial resentment is a predictable outgrowth of a cultural regime that has for decades insisted on racial categorization and affinity for everyone but white Americans.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
By contrast, recent Supreme Court decisions clearing the way for Alabama and Louisiana to pursue more favorable maps were outgrowths of the justices’ historic ruling gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Therefore, whereas modern mindfulness might diverge from older iterations of the concept and its connotations and practices, this fact does not automatically invalidate it as an outgrowth of the Buddhist tree.
—Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgrowth. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: something that grows out of or develops from something else
Medical Definition
outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: the process of growing out
in vitro, dopamine modifies axonal and dendritic outgrowth—Linda C. Mayes
Linda C. Mayes2
: something that grows directly out of something else
an outgrowth of hair
a bony outgrowth
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