appendage
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The libretto gave Kallman “a purpose he otherwise lacked,” transforming him from “an apparently worthless appendage, in the opinion of others,” to “a creative partner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
Part of the cardio growth story is the Watchman product, a small implant that closes the left atrial appendage of patients with atrial fibrillation, or AF.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
Though it is a truism to emphasize the stunting of free Greek city life in Hellenistic times, Cyrene in the early third century was no mere political appendage of Alexandria.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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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
The new evidence suggests that gradually reducing these abdominal appendages was an important adaptation to terrestrial life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 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
He’d described the way dragons flew, with special appendages on their wings.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing appendage
"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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"To Build a Fire" by Jack London
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Latin Love, Vol III: pendere
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