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Recent Examples of wart
The general store transitions to massive profit margins via every wart of United States history, no significant devastation is spared, no milestone overlooked.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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
But most of these John Harbaugh-thirsty franchises have an ugly wart or two as well.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Rubbing a black snail on a wart and impailing the creature with a thorn will make the bumps go away.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
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
But most of these John Harbaugh-thirsty franchises have an ugly wart or two as well.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Rubbing a black snail on a wart and impailing the creature with a thorn will make the bumps go away.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wart
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Across just 30 days in April, students processed about 120,000 surgical instruments, memorizing the specific cleaning requirements for the many types of clamps, scissors and other devices used to perform everything from tumor biopsies to heart transplants.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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These tumors tend to crop up near major blood vessels in the lungs, and blocking VEGF can prevent those blood vessels from repairing themselves, leading to potentially fatal hemorrhaging.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The new drug targets mutations in the RAS gene family that normally regulates cell growth.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Set a Fertilization Schedule June kicks off the prime growth season for most plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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Only about 1 out of 10 thyroid nodules turns out to be cancerous.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Boston Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall said recent early detection screening for roughly 1,500 firefighters revealed 637 high-risk cases, including, but not limited to aortic aneurysms; cancerous polyps and nodules on the trachea, thyroid and lungs; prostate cancer and lung cancer.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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The outbreaks of the highly contagious virus - which can lead to brain swelling, deafness and death - came as parents are opting school-age kids out of vaccinations at a record-high rate.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
2 June 2026
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Symptoms of food allergies include hives, flushed skin, itchy sensation in the mouth, tongue swelling and vomiting, among others.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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“Wart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wart. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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