outgrowths

noun

plural of outgrowth
1
as in limbs
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines

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2
as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools

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3
as in derivatives
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program

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Recent Examples of outgrowths By contrast, recent Supreme Court decisions clearing the way for Alabama and Louisiana to pursue more favorable maps were outgrowths of the justices’ historic ruling gutting a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgrowths
  1. limbs
  2. outcomes
  3. derivatives
  4. growths
  5. consequences
  6. derivations
  7. sprouts
  8. results
Noun
  • Their bodies are built up in thick paint, their limbs modeled with short lateral strokes that wrap each arm into a solid cylinder.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Crawling laterally challenges frontal-plane control under load, requiring your core to respond to shifting weight while your limbs move rather than locking down.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of limbs
Noun
  • Mora said that Palantir’s performance reflects the success of its AI strategy, which focuses on delivering the right infrastructure to customers and ensuring better outcomes.
    — , CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Cases where a patient is malnourished are challenging, because research has shown putting in a feeding tube or giving them appetite stimulants doesn’t improve their outcomes, Lee said.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of outcomes
Noun
  • Chinese open weight models reached roughly 41% of Hugging Face's downloads by spring 2026, with something like 40% of new Hugging Face large language model derivatives built on Alibaba's Qwen family alone.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • However, the update reflected a slightly larger cash hedging loss of $220 million from derivatives, compared to Roth’s estimate of about $211 million.
    — TipRanks.com, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of derivatives
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  • Barksdale went to Kaiser Permanente Southwood Medical Center in Jonesboro, Georgia, in early 2025 to seek treatment for heavy bleeding and fibroids, which are noncancerous growths in and around the uterus.
    — Kim Chandler, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The bulbous growths on the ends of the mycelia burst, releasing even more spores into the air to infect even more unsuspecting ants.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of growths
Noun
  • The family is split for good — the consequences on people are just enormous.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cohen draws a sharper line than the women do about the consequences of that bargain.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of consequences
Noun
  • And woven into every page and at each chapter heading are gorgeous language derivations.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of derivations
Noun
  • This will keep new shoots from growing and will eventually kill the stump, but sprouts may still pop up elsewhere in the yard.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Sales were also down on other vegetables like cauliflower, carrots, spinach and Brussels sprouts.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sprouts
Noun
  • After making structural changes over the past several months, Speraw says USA Volleyball is already beginning to see encouraging competitive results, particularly on the men's side.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Prior to the call, Starz reported a mixed set of financial results for the second quarter.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of results

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