as in lump
an abnormal mass of tissue
the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen
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Recent Examples of tumor
There’s no tumor in my brain, God forbid.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Instead, the bleeding was caused by hemorrhaging from a tumor − one roughly the size of a baby's head.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The oldest brother of an 11-year-old U.S. citizen girl whose treatment for a rare brain tumor was interrupted when her parents were deported to Mexico is attending the State of the Union address Tuesday.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
The study encompassed 13 distinct types of tumors originating from different parts of the body, including the skin, bones, tissue and blood.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Instead, the bleeding was caused by hemorrhaging from a tumor − one roughly the size of a baby's head.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The oldest brother of an 11-year-old U.S. citizen girl whose treatment for a rare brain tumor was interrupted when her parents were deported to Mexico is attending the State of the Union address Tuesday.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
The study encompassed 13 distinct types of tumors originating from different parts of the body, including the skin, bones, tissue and blood.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumor
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My son, a lump of breath that fell into the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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And while some can work magic with a claw clip, others struggle to avoid lumps and bumps without invoking gels and wax.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2026
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According to his official death certificate obtained by PEOPLE, The Middle alum’s death was a result of malignant neoplasm of the bladder, better known as bladder cancer.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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These neoplasm growths can be either benign or cancerous.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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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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Global bond markets tumbled in Asian trading Monday as an oil price shock prompted investors to price in higher inflation and a deteriorating economic growth outlook.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Surging prices from an energy supply crunch would then weigh on global economic growth.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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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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“Tumor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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