wart

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Recent Examples of wart There is, of course, another way of looking at it: The Warriors — who have won eight of their last 25 games — showed all the warts that have turned this season into a slow-moving, often-losing slog, even in a win. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025 LeBrun rumblings: What the trade market looks like for Ducks goalie John Gibson How can the Steelers eradicate their red zone 'warts'? New York Times, 20 Nov. 2024 With the season again in the balance. Burrow can make up for miles of organizational warts. Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024 Growths that look like warts might be papillomas which could be viral in origin. Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wart 
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Noun
  • The imaging can show how thick the endometrium (lining of the uterus) is and whether there are cysts, uterine or ovarian tumors, or anything else of concern.
    Sarah Bence, Health, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This occurs when a typically noncancerous pituitary tumor produces too much cortisol in the body.1 Both Cushing disease and Cushing syndrome are relatively rare, with the disease showing up in about 10 to 15 cases per million people and the syndrome in 40 to 70 per million.
    Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Serbia’s authoritarian leader should be riding high, lifted by economic growth that is four times the European average, falling unemployment and steadily rising wages.
    Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Water sparingly until the plant begins active growth, then resume regular watering and start fertilizing.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The liver develops nodules (growths), and scar tissue persists, leading to necrosis and cellular death.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Her symptoms were pretty challenging—a series of painful nodules that needed to be lanced and drained.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There wasn’t that much pain, and the swelling was minor.
    Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Ice: Apply ice for the first 48 hours for 10–20 minutes at a time to reduce swelling and pain.
    Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Wart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wart. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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