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as in tumors
an abnormal mass of tissue
found a growth on the dog's neck under her collar
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as in evolutions
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
the growth of the gambling industry into an economic mainstay in some locations
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Recent Examples of growths
Doctors opened her abdomen from her breastbone down, looking for more growths.
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Skin tags and cherry angiomas Skin tags are harmless growths that can appear anywhere on your skin but most commonly develop on the neck, eyelids, or underarms.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The apparent copy of Hipparchus’ catalog was written using ink made from tannin-rich oak galls, the common, often-round growths on oak trees triggered by larval wasps.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
That suggests the same technique might be able to be used for medical purposes, such as targeting where a drug is delivered or monitoring cancer growths.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But as Zadie searches for help to control her morphing body, the unwanted growths threaten to take over.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Left unchecked, these metallic growths penetrate the internal membrane, causing an internal short circuit that leads to premature battery failure in a matter of weeks.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
The lesion was one of many — too many to count — that have been removed from his Irish-Scottish skin, including growths on his ears, scalp, lips and back.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, vocal cord lesions are growths that form on the vocal cords, typically as a result of a person overusing or misusing their voice.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Skin tags and cherry angiomas Skin tags are harmless growths that can appear anywhere on your skin but most commonly develop on the neck, eyelids, or underarms.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
The apparent copy of Hipparchus’ catalog was written using ink made from tannin-rich oak galls, the common, often-round growths on oak trees triggered by larval wasps.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
That suggests the same technique might be able to be used for medical purposes, such as targeting where a drug is delivered or monitoring cancer growths.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But as Zadie searches for help to control her morphing body, the unwanted growths threaten to take over.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Left unchecked, these metallic growths penetrate the internal membrane, causing an internal short circuit that leads to premature battery failure in a matter of weeks.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
The lesion was one of many — too many to count — that have been removed from his Irish-Scottish skin, including growths on his ears, scalp, lips and back.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, vocal cord lesions are growths that form on the vocal cords, typically as a result of a person overusing or misusing their voice.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for growths
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The run raises money for neurofibromatosis, commonly referred to as NF — a group of genetic disorders that causes skin pigmentation and tumors on nerve tissue.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2026
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Three in four people under 50 aren’t diagnosed until tumors are more advanced and harder to treat, this study also found.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Guests can choose to ride their favorite of Eevee’s evolutions, plus Ponyta and Rapidash (and their Galarian forms), on the carousel, and every adorable electric-type powers Pikachu’s spinning ride.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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That’s one of several recent evolutions in ESPN’s distribution strategy, as the company balances digital growth with cable dominance—and tries to maintain fan support along the way.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Typically, their damage is mostly limited to the bumps and lumps created by their tunneling activity.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The buildings had suffered many injuries inside and out, lumps and bumps everywhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Both cities agreed to use a portion of their local sales tax dollars generated near and around those future developments toward paying off that bond debt.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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Such heavy developments could come off like the material of after-school specials, but de Araújo never loses sight of Josephine’s raw sensitivity.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Saks Global will close more stores as its bankruptcy restructuring progresses.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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Letter writer kept cancer diagnosis private to avoid people’s reactions, but that plan is faltering as illness progresses.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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This is not complicated or challenging music, and at times the chord progressions are simple enough to make one yearn for a bit more spikiness.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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And the Rams were able to make some adjustments later in the game, either with running backs picking up pressures or Stafford going through his progressions faster.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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