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as in tumors
an abnormal mass of tissue
concerned about the weird excrescence that seemed to be developing on his hand
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as in defects
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
local residents regard the hulking apartment building as a hideous excrescence on their once-lovely street
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Noun
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Roughly 90% of these tumors are diagnosed in patients under 20 years old, often around the onset of puberty, making Tamura an outlier.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Current drug delivery methods often struggle to target tumors accurately, causing side effects in healthy tissue.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Inside these materials, the researchers created tiny defects called torons.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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Surgeons can intervene when a baby is born blind, deaf and with heart defects after being exposed to rubella in the womb, but the child is still likely to face a life shaped by disability.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Add American cheese, remaining 1 cup cheddar, and reserved soaking water; stir vigorously until most of the cheese is melted (some small lumps of cheese will remain and that is OK) and water is absorbed.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Early salt damage often appears as pale, chalky blotches or uneven fading in the paint finish.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Its purple black center was surrounded by blotches of varying shades and textures, raised or sunken at places.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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The recent scars of Hezbollah's activities were all too visible.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The people who review the movies for the most part bear those same distinctive scars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Excrescences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrescences. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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