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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue concerned about the weird excrescence that seemed to be developing on his hand

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Recent Examples of excrescence But if the art market seems like an excrescence on a more limited and refined definition of the art world — focused on art, artists, museums, nonprofit arts organizations and the passion of art lovers and connoisseurs — then Sotheby’s capture of the building is impossible to celebrate. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 6 June 2023 One suspects that that weird brown hair-excrescence thing had something to do with it. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 15 Jan. 2021 Each generation sees the technological advances of the previous era—no matter how near—as excrescences of an ancient world. Maël Renouard, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 His nationalism, in expression hyperbolic enough, essentially takes the form of virulent tropes of anti-socialism, anti-feminism and homophobia, excrescences alien to the Brazilian soul. Will Meyer, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2019 Various external forces coincided to make Kuma’s flirtation with monumental excrescences an abortive one. Nikil Saval, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018 His evidence comes not only from obscure and difficult literary testimonia but from tree rings, ice cores and speleothems (excrescences found in caves from which ancient humidity levels can be deduced). James Romm, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2017 It was argued that the condition of Russia was a special one; that, elsewhere, the problem was rather one of dealing with the excrescences of the capitalist system than with capitalism itself. Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrescence
Noun
  • Dense tissue also makes tumors harder to detect on mammograms.
    Jennie Durant, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just 1% of the national spend on cancer research is allocated to brain tumors.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ryleigh, or Ry as she is often called, has dealt with a congenital heart defect since birth.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In aged cheeses, sometimes pink coloring can be caused by a microbial defect.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The most common symptom of breast cancer is a new lump or mass, but other signs and symptoms include swelling of the breast, skin dimpling, breast or nipple pain, nipple discharge aside from breast milk and nipple or breast skin that is red, dry, flaky or thickened, according to ACS.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Gradually whisk in the milk, making sure lumps do not form.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The belly is tan or gray with dark blotches.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The scars are beautiful and almost aerodynamic.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to court documents, responding firefighters at the shooting scene identified gunshot wounds to Barron on the center of his chest, both of his arms, his left leg beneath the knee, his buttocks, and a deformity below his right knee, above his lower left leg below the knee.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Services cover conditions such as brain tumors, spine deformities, and chronic neck and back pain.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Excrescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrescence. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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