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appendage

[uh-pen-dij] / əˈpɛn dɪdʒ /




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As is the case for the majority of Americans, my cellphone was practically a bodily appendage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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

Pregnant women walked a mile out of their way just to avoid Cleofes and thus ensure that their offspring would not be born missing a nose or a finger or some other priceless appendage.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

The ghostly appendages stack themselves in front of the singer, forming a protective wall, then reassemble to ring her like an oval frame around a portrait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

During mating, the male collects the eggs using specialized appendages near the base of his head called 'ovigers'.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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

Instead of arms, they have appendages that grow from their bodies when required.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson


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