warts

Definition of wartsnext
plural of wart

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • 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
  • The pills’ effects eventually wane but recipients used them for significantly longer than the comparison group stayed on chemotherapy, reporting less pain and a better quality of life as their tumors shrank.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • 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.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Infection is rapid, causing swellings in the lymph nodes (buboes) and leading to septicaemia and pulmonary infection.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Only about 1 out of 10 thyroid nodules turns out to be cancerous.
    Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • In the middle depth of the battlespace, Ukrainian strike systems are reaching logistics nodes, command posts, transportation hubs, and air defense batteries far behind the front, forcing Russia to push supplies and units farther from Ukrainian positions.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The pads could be used to deploy mobile air-defense missiles, electronic warfare nodes or, from some of the larger ones, road-mobile ICBM launchers, three security scholars said.
    Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Vegas had some bumps getting through Utah and Anaheim, then had no trouble with the banged-up and battered Avalanche.
    Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • The Flames endured some early season bumps but put it together at the right time and beat Southern Illinois 7-2 on Sunday in the MVC Tournament final.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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“Warts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warts. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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