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wart

[wawrt] / wɔrt /
NOUN
small growth or lump on the skin
Synonyms


NOUN
imperfection
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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So carefully observed are the head’s features that even a small wart marks the left cheek.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2025

A child with a cancerous lesion on her toe was mistakenly diagnosed as having a wart.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2024

The first experiment involved the participants remembering words in order -- words that were similar, either phonetically or in spelling, e.g. "bought," "caught," "taut" and "wart."

From Science Daily May 14, 2024

It may also account for the initial growth and eventual destruction of the wart tissue.

From Seattle Times Mar. 13, 2024

The pink wart quivered on her thin upper lip.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Still, the book doesn’t quite deliver on its promise; this “warts-and-all” look at the American past dwells, a bit predictably, on the warts.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

HPV is a common group of viruses affecting the skin, which do not cause problems in most people but certain types can cause cancer or genital warts.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2026

Having spent nearly 50 years telling America’s stories, warts and all, Ken Burns knows better than to traffic in the reassurance business.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2025

But receiving love for my whole self, warts and all—that was the first step toward transformation.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2025

It is music that shall be heard as long as there are goblins to play it, as long as warts and pointy ears persist on this earth.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin




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