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growths

noun

plural of growth

as in tumors

an abnormal mass of tissue found a growth on the dog's neck under her collar

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as in evolutions

the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced the growth of the gambling industry into an economic mainstay in some locations

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Recent Examples of growths Another Napa standout is Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, founded in 1970 by Warren Winiarski on the Silverado Trail; its 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon famously beat French first-growths at the blind Paris tasting in 1976, putting Napa on the world stage. —

Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 The lake being so shallow opens it up to warming, excessive nutrients and growths of algae and other aquatic vegetation, which limits things like boating and fishing, staff said in the report. —

R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 When spots of weedy growths are relatively small, use of a herbicide made for the lawn type could be a good control. —

Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026 Finally, 40% to 60% of patients with untreated syphilis will progress to a tertiary phase of the disease that can lead to any number of negative outcomes, including seizures, heart defects, bone growths, skin growths, confusion and dementia. —

Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026 Now, Butler will soon undergo the final procedure in a three-part spinal surgery to remove growths in the area, according to a GoFundMe to assist with her medical expenses that was created by her sister Jodie King. —

Staff Author, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 These rubbery, firm nodules are called keloids, which are poorly understood skin growths that result from wound healing that goes awry and expands beyond the borders of the original wound. —

Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 Researchers have proposed several explanations, such as the fact that Black women have higher rates of fibroids—noncancerous growths that can interfere with embryo implantation, the delicate process by which an embryo burrows into the uterine lining and stays there. —

Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026 To achieve their audacious goals, the fish use hook-like growths on the undersides of both their pectoral and pelvic fins to push themselves upward. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Saturday morning, hundreds of families, friends, healthcare providers and survivors gathered at the San Francisco Zoo to raise awareness and funds for brain tumors and the Northern California Brain Tumor community.

— Brian Hackney, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Not long after, her father was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer with recurring tumors that eat away at bone marrow, damaging bones and the immune system.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026