as in neoplasms
an abnormal mass of tissue
the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen
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Recent Examples of tumors
In cats, the gene was frequently altered in mammary tumors.
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Kyle Melnick The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
There were two tumors in his brain.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
It’s considered especially useful for children, who are sensitive to radiation, and others with tumors in hard-to-reach locations.
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Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The device was supposed to help breast cancer patients heal after a lumpectomy, which is the surgical procedure to remove tumors while keeping much of the breast intact.
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Annika Inampudi,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Eleven current and former nurses in Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s fifth floor maternity wing were diagnosed with brain tumors, sparking concern from employees and the community.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
In another recent study examining over 10,000 patients with early stage cancer, GLP-1 drugs reduced the progression of cancer to a more advanced stage across six different tumors, including colon, breast, liver and lung cancer.
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Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
After the arduous grooming process, Angel was able to eat and rest, and a veterinarian checked her over, where she was found to have dental disease and an eye ulcer, along with ear infections, skin infections and mammary gland tumors.
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Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Animal experiments have shown that rodents whose drinking water was spiked with either ethanol, the alcohol used in alcoholic beverages, or with acetaldehyde developed large numbers of tumors all over their bodies.
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Roni Caryn Rabin,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
Kyle Melnick The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
There were two tumors in his brain.
—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
It’s considered especially useful for children, who are sensitive to radiation, and others with tumors in hard-to-reach locations.
—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
The device was supposed to help breast cancer patients heal after a lumpectomy, which is the surgical procedure to remove tumors while keeping much of the breast intact.
—
Annika Inampudi,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Eleven current and former nurses in Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s fifth floor maternity wing were diagnosed with brain tumors, sparking concern from employees and the community.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2026
In another recent study examining over 10,000 patients with early stage cancer, GLP-1 drugs reduced the progression of cancer to a more advanced stage across six different tumors, including colon, breast, liver and lung cancer.
—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
After the arduous grooming process, Angel was able to eat and rest, and a veterinarian checked her over, where she was found to have dental disease and an eye ulcer, along with ear infections, skin infections and mammary gland tumors.
—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Animal experiments have shown that rodents whose drinking water was spiked with either ethanol, the alcohol used in alcoholic beverages, or with acetaldehyde developed large numbers of tumors all over their bodies.
—
Roni Caryn Rabin,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumors
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Girls and women who were first diagnosed with breast cancer at a later age had the highest incidence of developing subsequent primary neoplasms by 30 years post-initial cancer diagnosis.
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Lenders will take the keys and private equity will take its lumps, as designed.
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Another Napa standout is Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, founded in 1970 by Warren Winiarski on the Silverado Trail; its 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon famously beat French first-growths at the blind Paris tasting in 1976, putting Napa on the world stage.
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The lake being so shallow opens it up to warming, excessive nutrients and growths of algae and other aquatic vegetation, which limits things like boating and fishing, staff said in the report.
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“Tumors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumors. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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