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appendage

[uh-pen-dij] / əˈpɛn dɪdʒ /




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Mahoney stressed that the company has captured roughly 91% of the global market for left atrial appendage closure devices.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

The most striking feature is the chelicera, a pincer-like appendage that defines chelicerates.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 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

After a moment, a floppy appendage grew out of the upper half of its body and waggled in the air, almost like it was waving at me.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

As the swift air blows you back, you can experiment by twisting and turning your new appendages to experience the lift force and drop of various movements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

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

Living hexapods have six walking legs, all attached to the thorax, while appendages on the abdomen have been almost completely lost.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Did he have magical appendages there that allowed him to control water?

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack


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