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Recent Examples of malignancy That an 82-year-old man who had aged out of prostate-cancer-screening tests has been found to have an advanced malignancy should not be surprising. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025 At this age, malignancy was always on the list of possibilities for almost any new symptom. Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 Liquid biopsies must detect cancer early, differentiate between malignancies and avoid the pitfalls of false positives and negatives. Mariya Filipova, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Giving performances unsparing in their pitifulness and malignancy, respectively, Robinson and Bennett guide viewers through the jaw-dropping, labyrinthine plot all the way to a haunting ending that contributed to the film being banned in a number of cities across the United States. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for malignancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malignancy
Noun
  • Beneath the inevitable finger-pointing and politicizing, there is often a genuine, even desperate, human impulse to find fault not out of malice, but out of mourning and a desire to find solutions.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • To hunt a predator feels like an act of malice, of dominance, of ego.
    Helen Whybrow July 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Woman screams as snake attacks—dog jumps in and takes the venom for her The video highlighted the canine parents, with viewers instantly falling in love with the unique puppies.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • Do not attempt to suck out venom: This is not effective and can cause further damage to the wound.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • It's been very difficult to see just how much of this hatred has been normalized.
    Leila Fadel, NPR, 1 July 2025
  • Period drama enthusiasts will be interested to know that Wright set the movie in the late-18th century instead of the early-19th century in part because of his hatred of empire waist dresses.
    Lia Beck, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The new law adds to existing municipal ordinances that forbid animal cruelty or neglect, including leaving a pet in too small of a space or outside in the hot Florida sun.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
  • Miller faces four counts of cruelty to a companion animal and 34 counts of complicity.
    Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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