Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrescency
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
  • But its stock’s advance has lagged that of rival GM as costly recalls to fix quality defects have detracted from Farley’s strategic refocusing and efforts to improve profit margins.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • By protecting tungsten diselenide’s atomic-scale defects, the coating dramatically improved photon reliability.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 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
  • Psycho is a film that has left scars.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • Despite the social stigma surrounding tattoos in Vietnam, Ngoc empowers her clients, including breast cancer survivors and women with self-harm scars, to reclaim their bodies, demonstrating that her work is a profound act of compassion and resilience.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But there were a handful of plays that really showed the breadth of his ability and his growth as a quarterback.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While local residents hope a new plant could bring economic growth, unanswered questions about use of the additional land are making some uneasy.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 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
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“Excrescency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrescency. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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