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an injured or diseased spot or area on or in the body
skin lesions a brain lesion
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Recent Examples of lesions
Thrush is a fungal infection that causes cottage cheese-like white lesions in the mouth and elsewhere, Cleveland Clinic explains.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
There are sedatives such as xylazine, street-named Tranq, an animal tranquilizer that can cause fleshrotting skin lesions and is frequently mixed with fentanyl.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Recurrent lesions in the same location or the development of tunnels (sinus tracts) can indicate more advanced disease and may require surgical or higher-level intervention.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
Without adequate blood supply, the skin takes on the appearance of lesions at the injection site and throughout the body.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
The endometriosis was so extensive that my abdomen was drowning in lesions, scar tissue, and adhesions.
—Nami Mun, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
In animals, the bacterium causes pustules and lesions, predominantly in cattle, sheep, and horses.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 May 2026
The affected leaves typically remain upright and have lesions that are tan and irregular in shape with a dark brown border.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Symptoms include angular red, purple, or brown lesions on the upper surfaces of leaves, often between veins, with whitish fungal growth on the undersides.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
There are sedatives such as xylazine, street-named Tranq, an animal tranquilizer that can cause fleshrotting skin lesions and is frequently mixed with fentanyl.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Recurrent lesions in the same location or the development of tunnels (sinus tracts) can indicate more advanced disease and may require surgical or higher-level intervention.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 18 May 2026
Without adequate blood supply, the skin takes on the appearance of lesions at the injection site and throughout the body.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
The endometriosis was so extensive that my abdomen was drowning in lesions, scar tissue, and adhesions.
—Nami Mun, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
In animals, the bacterium causes pustules and lesions, predominantly in cattle, sheep, and horses.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 May 2026
The affected leaves typically remain upright and have lesions that are tan and irregular in shape with a dark brown border.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Symptoms include angular red, purple, or brown lesions on the upper surfaces of leaves, often between veins, with whitish fungal growth on the undersides.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesions
Noun
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And then there were the beatings.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Each day, they are filled with one-dimensional stories of beatings, stabbing and shootings — all sad accounts of a city in decline.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Noun
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With the margins so slim between the two teams, pitching injuries loomed large as the Dodgers’ biggest roadblock in their pursuit of the division title.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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It should be noted that the media is not permitted to speak with the Fever’s medical staff about players’ injuries.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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“Lesions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lesions. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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