as in lump
an abnormal mass of tissue
the scan showed a small tumor in her abdomen
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Recent Examples of tumor
Lansky went to Mount Sinai with a tumor on his left lung and was in critical condition after surgeons removed the growth.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
The only type of benign tumor that had more than one case was meningioma.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
But this isn’t one of those early ’90s movies in which an awful guy becomes less so after a near-death experience, substituting larceny for a brain tumor.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
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
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
The only type of benign tumor that had more than one case was meningioma.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
But this isn’t one of those early ’90s movies in which an awful guy becomes less so after a near-death experience, substituting larceny for a brain tumor.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumor
Noun
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If filling has any lumps, strain through a fine mesh strainer.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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The research also showed lower mortality risks from some forms of cancer and HIV and lower mortality rates for malignant neoplasms, HIV, and diabetes mellitus.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
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The company continues to focus on its core therapeutic areas, including oncology, inflammation and autoimmunity, and myeloproliferative neoplasms and graft-versus-host disease, with a strong pipeline of products in various stages of development.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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McCall underwent a six-hour operation back in November to remove the 14mm benign cyst from her brain.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2025
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My gynecologist diagnoses and removes an ovarian cyst.—
Health,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This debut album is the culmination of years of hard work, growth, and learning.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, the most significant source of that growth was new data centers, but other factors contributed, too.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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He was diagnosed in early 2023 at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital in Palos Park with an aggressive form of bladder cancer known as muscle-invasive high-grade urothelial carcinoma after noticing blood in his urine.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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In her blog, Greenwood explained that on September 12, 2024, she was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma — a type of breast cancer that originates in the milk ducts and spreads to the surrounding tissue — after a mass was discovered on her right breast.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Tumor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tumor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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