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Recent Examples of tubercle
Williams informed Daver and Guy, who independently confirmed the existence of this femoral tubercle.
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Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2026
Still, months later, a quote tweet will appear at intervals highlighting a necklace, tubercle, or ice cube tray lurking in the deep space of the photo.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
This frog is easily recognized by the long tubercles on the sides of its body.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018
Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2026
Still, months later, a quote tweet will appear at intervals highlighting a necklace, tubercle, or ice cube tray lurking in the deep space of the photo.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
This frog is easily recognized by the long tubercles on the sides of its body.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubercle
Noun
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If the pimple is more cyst-like, Chiu advises to repeat the technique 2-3 times throughout the day.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Thursday’s loss to the Golden State Valkyries was Sabally’s first regular season game after dealing with a cyst.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Part wall wart, part magnetic wireless charger, the StandBy-ready PowerBug is about as unique as chargers come.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
23 May 2026
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The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Patel knew that Merkel cell carcinoma responds very well to radiation.—
Tory Wegerski,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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That's when she was finally given a biopsy and officially diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in situ (stage 0 cancer).—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Noun
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From that polyp colony, free-swimming medusae bud off and develop into mature adults within a matter of weeks.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubercle. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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