appendage
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The libretto gave Kallman “a purpose he otherwise lacked,” transforming him from “an apparently worthless appendage, in the opinion of others,” to “a creative partner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
It is a device that reduces stroke risk for AFib patients by sealing the left atrial appendage, which is where stroke risk starts.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 27, 2025
He played with a small cast on his left hand and was even using that bandaged appendage to stiff-arm defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
The muscular appendage evaporates into a pale gas before it can hit the ground.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Most importantly, the researchers identified two pincer-like appendages positioned just behind the creature's eyes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
She must operate a control pad to manipulate the appendages of a brain-dead coma patient and take him on a cross-country trip so his mother can say goodbye and legally pull the plug on him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
Mr Teller said the name was also inspired by the distinctive pale "knuckles" on the small leg-like appendages at the side of the spider's mouth.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Wicked instrument-tipped appendages protruded from its body like arms: a saw blade, a set of shears, long rods whose purpose could only be guessed.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
Vocabulary lists containing appendage
"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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"To Build a Fire" by Jack London
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Latin Love, Vol III: pendere
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