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Recent Examples of tubercle
This frog is easily recognized by the long tubercles on the sides of its body.
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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
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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One of her brothers, a marine, developed a massive cyst on his jaw.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Plus, mud can carry pathogens that live in the soil, like bacterial and fungal spores, worm eggs, and parasite cysts.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After 11 of its first 14 red-zone scores were touchdowns entering Saturday, Mizzou’s old wart popped up early against South Carolina.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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Still, that trade-up will go down as the biggest wart on both Shanahan’s and Lynch’s résumé.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In August 2024, Boy Meets World star Danielle Fishel revealed on her podcast, Pod Meets World, that she had been diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).—
Kiran Hefa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The risk of developing skin cancers — including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma — was reduced by about 14% in those exposed to the supplement.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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The procedure allows doctors to identify and remove any polyps, which are the growths that can turn into cancer.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubercle. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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