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outgrowth

[out-grohth] / ˈaʊtˌgroʊθ /




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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

Trade barriers to Chinese goods are rising, and its own economy is menaced by deflation, the outgrowth of its rampant production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

At one level, you could look at the moment we’re experiencing now as an outgrowth or culmination of that force.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2025

The trend was a natural outgrowth of the North American Free Trade Agreement, signed in 1994, which lowered tariffs between the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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




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