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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
All types of roses, except climbing varieties, can be pruned to remove long canes, dead or declining portions and twiggy growths.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Doctors opened her abdomen from her breastbone down, looking for more growths.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Skin tags and cherry angiomas Skin tags are harmless growths that can appear anywhere on your skin but most commonly develop on the neck, eyelids, or underarms.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The apparent copy of Hipparchus’ catalog was written using ink made from tannin-rich oak galls, the common, often-round growths on oak trees triggered by larval wasps.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
That suggests the same technique might be able to be used for medical purposes, such as targeting where a drug is delivered or monitoring cancer growths.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But as Zadie searches for help to control her morphing body, the unwanted growths threaten to take over.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Left unchecked, these metallic growths penetrate the internal membrane, causing an internal short circuit that leads to premature battery failure in a matter of weeks.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
The lesion was one of many — too many to count — that have been removed from his Irish-Scottish skin, including growths on his ears, scalp, lips and back.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
Doctors opened her abdomen from her breastbone down, looking for more growths.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Skin tags and cherry angiomas Skin tags are harmless growths that can appear anywhere on your skin but most commonly develop on the neck, eyelids, or underarms.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The apparent copy of Hipparchus’ catalog was written using ink made from tannin-rich oak galls, the common, often-round growths on oak trees triggered by larval wasps.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
That suggests the same technique might be able to be used for medical purposes, such as targeting where a drug is delivered or monitoring cancer growths.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But as Zadie searches for help to control her morphing body, the unwanted growths threaten to take over.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Left unchecked, these metallic growths penetrate the internal membrane, causing an internal short circuit that leads to premature battery failure in a matter of weeks.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
The lesion was one of many — too many to count — that have been removed from his Irish-Scottish skin, including growths on his ears, scalp, lips and back.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for growths
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One group was given anthocyanin-rich dark sweet cherry extract before tumors were introduced — while another was given a chemotherapy drug after the tumors developed.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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During Wallace's trial, Hinrichs removed one of her tumors through surgery and then grew immune cells, or T cells, trained to fight the tumor up to large numbers in a laboratory.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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While there were evolutions and design improvements in the late 20th century, significant innovation has happened since the 2010s.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Inevitably, however, the result feels like the character evolutions, machinations, and plot pivots of an entire series of the show compressed desperately into 112 minutes.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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And while some can work magic with a claw clip, others struggle to avoid lumps and bumps without invoking gels and wax.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2026
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The risks, though, include uneven lumps or damaged tissue, open sores and permanent scarring.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Prior to the weekend’s developments, several traders warned that oil prices could reach $100 within days — unless there was some de-escalation of hostilities or change to constraints in the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about a fifth of the world’s energy exports.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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In an email exchange, Parsipur, who presently lives in exile in Northern California, expounded on her career, Iran and the recent developments there.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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As the class progresses and people generate body heat, the cold-blooded friends take advantage of it, snuggling closer.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Additional investors may join as the round progresses.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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As for Kutter Crawford and Patrick Sandoval, both pitchers are trending toward returning to game action but are still well behind the other three starter candidates in their progressions.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Great arm and works his progressions.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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