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Recent Examples of tubercle
This frog is easily recognized by the long tubercles on the sides of its body.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
However, popping Montgomery tubercles may cause infections.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018
In ducks, Bmp4 was only active at the base of the tubercle.
—Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
Vaginal orgasm is more prevalent among women with a prominent tubercle of the upper lip.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011
The clunk of the mug hitting the desk produced a spike in the mice's olfactory tubercle activity.
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2010
Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Inspired by the tubercles on the humpback whale's flippers, BlueNav's Whale Design propeller uses a series of bumps along the edge meant to channel water in such a way that increases thrust and improves efficiency.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
However, popping Montgomery tubercles may cause infections.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
Well, Montgomery tubercles can appear a lot like those bumps.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 26 May 2023
This suggests the glowing tubercle patterns are some sort of signal.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2018
In ducks, Bmp4 was only active at the base of the tubercle.
—Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2013
Vaginal orgasm is more prevalent among women with a prominent tubercle of the upper lip.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2011
The clunk of the mug hitting the desk produced a spike in the mice's olfactory tubercle activity.
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubercle
Noun
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Bob underwent experimental cancer treatment shortly after retiring, Alex had brain surgery in 2022 to address a cyst that had caused brain swelling.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Remington had a facial cyst at just 18 months old and specialist care helped him into remission.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
Noun
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And in the 1990s, Disney had a particularly zany idea of how to tell the story of America — one that set off a culture war as the company sought to create an amusement park focused on US history, warts and all.—
Peter Balonon-Rosen,
Vox,
4 July 2025
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This raises the risk of a host of complications that could impact your belly button, including both bacterial skin infections and viral infections, like warts or cold sores.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of cancer affecting the part of the throat that connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth, had the highest risk among the cancer types investigated.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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He was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer, after an asthma flare turned out to be a large mass blocking his airway.—
Bhavya Ancha,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
Noun
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In many cases the polyps and even early cancers can simply be removed during a colonoscopy.—
Richard Goldberg,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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Not only does the reef itself provide the algae with protection from the elements, the coral polyps also emit ammonia which the algae feed upon.—
Ben Coxworth
May 26,
New Atlas,
26 May 2025
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“Tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubercle. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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