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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue concerned about the weird excrescence that seemed to be developing on his hand

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Recent Examples of excrescence It was argued that the condition of Russia was a special one; that, elsewhere, the problem was rather one of dealing with the excrescences of the capitalist system than with capitalism itself. Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011 But if the art market seems like an excrescence on a more limited and refined definition of the art world — focused on art, artists, museums, nonprofit arts organizations and the passion of art lovers and connoisseurs — then Sotheby’s capture of the building is impossible to celebrate. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 6 June 2023 One suspects that that weird brown hair-excrescence thing had something to do with it. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 15 Jan. 2021 Each generation sees the technological advances of the previous era—no matter how near—as excrescences of an ancient world. Maël Renouard, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 His nationalism, in expression hyperbolic enough, essentially takes the form of virulent tropes of anti-socialism, anti-feminism and homophobia, excrescences alien to the Brazilian soul. Will Meyer, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2019 This concrete excrescence, remnant of a barbaric plan to encase the city in freeways, isn’t necessary and could be scrubbed off the landscape with a little bit of enlightened leadership. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2019 Various external forces coincided to make Kuma’s flirtation with monumental excrescences an abortive one. Nikil Saval, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018 His evidence comes not only from obscure and difficult literary testimonia but from tree rings, ice cores and speleothems (excrescences found in caves from which ancient humidity levels can be deduced). James Romm, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrescence
Noun
  • She was prescribed monthly drug injections and scans to monitor the tumors — but was told chemotherapy wouldn’t work.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • After the tumor is surgically removed, patients typically receive BCG to help boost their immune system in eliminating any remaining cancer cells.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Tesla is recalling substantially all units of the Cybertruck pickup over a defect that could cause a panel to fly off in traffic.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Teslas have infamously run right into the broadsides of trucks on Autopilot, but it’s been regularly ruled that is not any sort of defect in Autopilot, which is not designed to be or expected to be perfect at that task.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While less consequential for than last year’s clothing controversy involving the apparel brands Nike and Fanatics—which affected jerseys worn by players—New Era’s apparent misstep is another example of MLB’s brand taking lumps because of design decisions made outside of its purview.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The puck broke Ray’s glasses and left a massive lump on his head, but Ray didn’t miss a second of game action.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Dark brown blotches with black edges dot its back, sometimes joining together to form bands.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Doctors could see white blotches and smears around those dark spaces, indicating lesions.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The metaphor of showing her scars to him is a very literal metaphor, but she’s never felt the real love that comes from somebody truly seeing you.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Excessive rainfall over the burn scar will result in debris flow moving through the Airport Burn Scar.
    Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Excessive systemic exposure to fluorides can also lead to skeletal fluorosis, which causes pain, stiffness and bone deformities, or dental/enamel fluorosis, which causes tooth discoloration.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Excessive levels can lead to issues such as tooth discoloration, bone deformities and thyroid problems.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024

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“Excrescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrescence. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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