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an injured or diseased spot or area on or in the body
skin lesions a brain lesion
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Recent Examples of lesion
Woodland suffers from severe anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, having endured a series of personal trials and tragedies, including a brain lesion that was affecting his mental health.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
After examining his right hip, doctors found that a cam lesion on the head of Brossoit’s femur was causing the problem.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Cancerous lesions had significantly higher levels of hemoglobin and lower levels of oxygen than noncancerous tissue.
—Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
The lesion that was removed from his brain is from the part that causes moments of unfounded fear.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
After examining his right hip, doctors found that a cam lesion on the head of Brossoit’s femur was causing the problem.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Cancerous lesions had significantly higher levels of hemoglobin and lower levels of oxygen than noncancerous tissue.
—Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
The lesion that was removed from his brain is from the part that causes moments of unfounded fear.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesion
Noun
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Llamas praised the performance of his peers who have seen the image of their profession take a beating in recent years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Morales is seen in surveillance video clutching at Pulido’s sweater a couple of times with Pulido brushing his hand away before Morales returns and the beating and kicking commences.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Thunder earned a bit of a break and awaits two teams battling injuries in the Lakers and Rockets.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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In 2015, six Baltimore police officers were charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Lesion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesion. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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