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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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Doctors discovered an 11-cm mass in Mansi's abdomen — complications from a previously undetected ovarian cyst — sending the actress into a panic.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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That May, Kristy said, a large cyst formed on his surgical scar.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The general store transitions to massive profit margins via every wart of United States history, no significant devastation is spared, no milestone overlooked.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The table springs into action to defend him and go after Michael (a wart with eyes), first with Johnny dragging him for using the fact that someone was forced into the closet against them.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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She was also diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma in her 20s before getting diagnosed again decades later with squamous cell cancer—a form of skin cancer—that took two surgeries to remove.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
15 Mar. 2026
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Researchers found people on vegetarian diets had a lower risk of five cancers compared with their meat-eating counterparts — though vegetarians had nearly double the risk of a cancer in the esophagus called squamous cell carcinoma.—
Bloomberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The American College of Gastroenterology recommends early screening if one first-degree relative is diagnosed with colorectal cancer or an advanced polyp before age 60, or if two first-degree relatives are diagnosed at any age.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Jangouk doesn't recommend the blood or stool test because of the rates of false positives and false negatives and the chances of missing a precancerous polyp.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubercle. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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