outgrowth

Example Sentences

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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

It was an outgrowth of playing golf with some friends who happened to own thoroughbreds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

With “The Penguin,” an outgrowth of Matt Reeves’ vision in 2022 for “The Batman,” series creator Lauren LeFranc overhauls what we know of the villain.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2024

This complaint was an outgrowth of the lab’s chronic shortcoming: the lack of time for basic scientific experimentation.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik