outgrowth
Example Sentences
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At UCLA, the new department is an outgrowth of a longstanding minor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
His blunder is captured in the false proposition that birthright citizenship “crossed the Atlantic with the colonists—and was adopted with little fanfare after the Revolution” as an outgrowth of the common law of England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The injured tissue produced substantial neurite outgrowth, meaning the long extensions that allow neurons to communicate began growing again.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
They also clarify the damage wrought by our collective amnesia and our refusal to learn from history – an outgrowth of our propensity to view our place in history from an exceptionalist perspective.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025
She smeared mud and tree sap to camouflage her face and arms till she seemed an outgrowth of the island.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
