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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrescency
Noun
  • As the sugar circulates throughout the body, it is absorbed by cancer cells and shows tumors invisible on standard X-rays.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025
  • After having a tumor roughly the size of a small basketball on her right ovary removed before the diagnosis, doctors then removed a smaller one on her left ovary three months later, the hospital said.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Recent precedents from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (which Hawaii is part of) establish that technology companies can be held liable for design defects that create foreseeable risks of harm.
    Tamlyn Hunt, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
  • State law requires plaintiffs to enter a pre-suit process that aims to resolve construction defect claims without resorting to litigation.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.
    F.K. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Everyday Comfort smoothing panty for a completely smooth silhouette without any bumps or lumps.
    Jené Luciani Sena may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Those kids don't really realize beneath that Big Blue jersey, there's a big beautiful scar, just a few inches long that subtly defines the life of Kenneth Horsey.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
  • Which Laser Resurfacing Facial Is Best for Collagen? Laser resurfacing helps treat acne, scars, sun damage, and wrinkles.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • In the first quarter of 2025, G.D.P. growth was slightly negative as consumer spending weakened, and imports surged as businesses front-ran the tariffs.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • When managed constructively, conflict can become a mechanism for growth, understanding and secure attachment.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • White blotches — the frostbitten tissue — swelled on the roof of his mouth, uvula and throat.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 July 2025
  • Verticillium wilt causes similar blotches and yellowing.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
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“Excrescency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrescency. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

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