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Recent Examples of wart
Rubbing a black snail on a wart and impailing the creature with a thorn will make the bumps go away.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
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
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
Respiratory papillomas are wart-like growths on the vocal cords and trachea.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
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
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
Respiratory papillomas are wart-like growths on the vocal cords and trachea.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wart
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There, he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a malignant tumor that is located on the part of the brain that controls coordination and movement, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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The fictional Cabinet uses the Constitution’s 25th Amendment to force the Democratic President to undergo a physical examination, which reveals a brain tumor that was affecting his judgment and emotional state.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Remarkably, for all its growth, nothing has been lost in translation.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and threatening a return to stagflation — the toxic mix of higher prices and slower growth that made economic life so miserable a half-century ago.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Plants That Benefit From Being Planted With Beans With the help of bacteria that grow in nodules on their roots, bean plants and their relatives enrich the soil by fixing nitrogen from the air into a form usable by plants.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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For instance, the dimensions of the rock nodule in which it is preserved are consistent with those of an egg.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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When used for bruises or swelling, arnica gel can work within a few hours to two days.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The comfy gel pad cushions your joints, and provides gentle compression to reduce pain and swelling.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Wart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wart. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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