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Recent Examples of polyp
Moon jellies also have a less-visible life stage as tiny polyps that attach to rocks, boats and piers beneath the surface.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
In tests conducted across four endoscopy centers in Poland, experienced clinicians used AI to assist with polyp detection.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Advertisement As part of the trial, the centers had introduced AI tools for the detection of polyps—growths that can be benign or cancerous—in late 2021.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Getting screened can help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, because almost all colorectal cancers begin as precancerous polyps in the colon or rectum.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
In tests conducted across four endoscopy centers in Poland, experienced clinicians used AI to assist with polyp detection.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Advertisement As part of the trial, the centers had introduced AI tools for the detection of polyps—growths that can be benign or cancerous—in late 2021.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Getting screened can help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, because almost all colorectal cancers begin as precancerous polyps in the colon or rectum.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
Noun
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The lesion was basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Applying the sunscreen and avoiding the sun can help protect against basal cell carcinoma, according to Mayo Clinic.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Epstein Barr virus, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and Human Papilloma Virus are all associated with actually causing malignancy in humans.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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However, for anyone who has observed Trump’s public life, his malignancy and malevolence have always been obvious.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
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The study included 132 patients with melanoma (a deadly form of skin cancer) and nonsmall cell lung cancer (the most common type of lung cancer).—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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When tested on human T cells, which had been developed to recognize a range of tumor antigens, zeaxanthin bolstered the immune cells' power in killing off melanoma, multiple myeloma and glioblastoma cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2015, then-Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell stepped away from the team in August to be treated for Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, returning to the club in 2016.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bergen and Louis Malle were married from 1980 until his death from lymphoma in 1995, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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That said, there are risks to taking HRT, particularly for anyone who has ever had breast or endometrial cancer, a heart attack or stroke, blood clots, or liver disease.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Multiple myeloma is a chronic (long-term) blood cancer that affects plasma cells made in the bone marrow, which is spongy tissue found inside bones.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Sep. 2025
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One of her brothers, a marine, developed a massive cyst on his jaw.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Doctors can perform a minor surgery called a laparoscopy, in which a sample of the cyst is removed and tested to confirm the diagnosis.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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