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as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excrescency
Noun
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With this panoramic view of the body, doctors may spot big problems, like a large tumor.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Power Rangers Mystic Force star Peta Rutter died of a brain tumor in 2010, and even more actors who appeared on the series — Edward Laurence Albert, Robert L. Manahan, Machiko Soga, and Richard Genelle — have passed of natural causes.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With the help of this technology, defects were significantly reduced.—
Michael Amori,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Doctors later discovered that Figari’s stroke was caused by a previously undetected congenital heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), in which a hole between the left and right chambers of the heart is left open as opposed to closing after birth, according to Penn Medicine.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The appearance of lumps, wart-like growths, or open sores that don't heal within a few weeks is also a significant sign.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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However, during a physical provided by the WTA, the governing body of women’s tennis, the following year, another doctor encouraged Dabrowski to get the lump scanned.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Countless Black women, like Justice, live with the long-term mental and physical scars of pregnancy and birth.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 44-year-old actress and breast cancer survivor opened up about her scars being visible during intimate scenes, while promoting their new Apple TV+ drama series Your Friends and Neighbors.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Read on for more, including an effort to name a state dragonfly in Delaware and solar energy growth in New York.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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The best time to seed each type of grass is at the start of their active growth phase.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But this season, the one with the 4-15-0 blotch on the calendar from late November to early January, there’s no way to feel OK about Sunday.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The fish have white faces with a black blotch in front of the eyes, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Excrescency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrescency. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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