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Recent Examples of polyp
Meanwhile, a vocal cord polyp is a lesion that is usually larger in size than a nodule.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Muscles in the tentacles draw up prey to the third polyp, which contains digestive organisms, while the fourth polyp contains reproductive organisms.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Muscles in the tentacles draw up prey to the third polyp, which contains digestive organisms, while the fourth polyp contains reproductive organisms.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Each individual polyp is equipped with a mouth that is surrounded by tentacles that can protect itself or pull prey into their mouths, NOAA says.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
Noun
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Moderate coffee intake has also been associated with reduced risk of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma – even a lower overall mortality.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Finglass felt compelled to share the results of a routine skin biopsy after a type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma was detected on her forehead.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Her doctors are determining if the malignancy was caught early.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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And while treatments have improved dramatically, the long-term consequences — cardiotoxicity, neuropathy, second malignancies, metabolic disruption — threaten the very longevity patients hope to gain.—
Gilberto Lopes,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The melanoma was determined to be terminal two years ago after spreading to his liver and lungs.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Mellencamp Arroyave has undergone a public battle with melanoma after being diagnosed in 2022.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Feb. 2026
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Two years ago, Sabrina was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin's lymphoma after finding a lump in her neck.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The most common examples involve crucial drugs for treating blood cancers like chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), lymphoma, and myeloma.—
Alex Mejia Garcia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The singer died following a battle with brain cancer.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Martínez's told the Times that his wife, Cuéllar, has colon cancer.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Multiple blood tests and 108 pelvis, transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound images later, my ER doctor informed me of a possible ovarian cyst rupture.—
Angelica Zhiyu Luo,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2026
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About five months after her release in June 2024, she was hospitalized for heavy bleeding and underwent surgery for a ruptured ovarian cyst.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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