growth
noun
the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
growths
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pluralof growth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t endorse screenings for skin cancer or recommend that physicians counsel patients on how to look for suspicious moles and growths on their bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
These thread like growths, known as filaments, would keep extending until they created a short circuit and destroyed the pixel.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026
At the time, she said she learned she had non-cancerous growths on her vocal cords.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
It can appear as open sores, red patches, rashes, growths, or bumps.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2025
Quickly it was realized that petroleum in volume not only could be used to bind bowels and banish scabby growths but could be refined into lucrative products like paraffin and kerosene.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
