outgrowth

[ out-grohth ]

/ ˈaʊtˌgroʊθ /

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noun

a natural development, product, or result: to consider truancy an outgrowth of parental neglect.

an additional, supplementary result.

a growing out or forth.

something that grows out; offshoot; excrescence.

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Origin of outgrowth

First recorded in 1830–40; out- + growth

Words nearby outgrowth

outgo, outgoing, outgoings, out-group, outgrow, outgrowth, outguess, outgun, out-half, outhandle, outhaul

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How to use outgrowth in a sentence

Surely a genuine reckoning into what we’re seeing now would take as its premise that it is the outgrowth of a much broader series of mistakes and failures.
GOP reaction to troop deaths shows what a Republican House would really mean|Greg Sargent|August 27, 2021|Washington Post
So what we’re seeing is the outgrowth of a breakdown in the family, in the economy, in those neighborhoods they came out of, if this is very much a homegrown phenomenon.
Anarchists and an increase in violent crime hijack Portland’s social justice movement|Scott Wilson|May 31, 2021|Washington Post
For her, coordinating friendship groups that brought together Americans who had so recently gone to war with one another was a natural outgrowth of her role in her own family.
The Quest to ‘Have It All’ Isn’t New. History Is Full of Mothers Who Changed the World While Taking Care of Their Children|Nina Ansary|May 6, 2021|Time
The grief and havoc of these past four years, confronted boldly, can yield an outgrowth of hope.
Cure for a sickening appointment|Hans Johnson|October 30, 2020|Washington Blade

With teams as a rule scoring more efficiently in transition than in the halfcourt, this is a natural outgrowth of getting players capable of that pairing of skills.
The Pace Of Play Has Never Been Faster In The WNBA|Howard Megdal|August 6, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The collaboration between two large companies is the logical outgrowth of a few big trends.
The Appeal of Cinnabon Vodka and the Rise of Flavored Vodkas|Daniel Gross|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Culture is an organic outgrowth of an organization's history, it's people, its successes and failures.
Can the Cleveland Clinic Save American Health Care?|Megan McArdle|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But this is an inversion of Zionism, not its natural outgrowth.
Violence and Discourse: A Response to Yousef Munayer|Don Futterman|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Much like I wonder how one becomes a beach-volleyball official from Egypt—an economic outgrowth of the Arab Spring I suppose.
The Olympics Are Too Full of Dubious Sports, Silly Ceremonies, and Choke Artists|Buzz Bissinger|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But anarchism is a logical outgrowth of the anti-intellectual side of collectivism.
Objectivists Shrugged|Noah Kristula-Green|June 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Occasionally an ear-like outgrowth appears on the neck, indicative of the attempt of a second slit to develop into an ear.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
The art of any people is an outgrowth and efflorescence of an internal living principle: and as is the tree so is its fruit.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The art of sculpture was an essential outgrowth of the Greek spirit, and perfectly suited the requirements of Greek thought.
Greek Sculpture|Estelle M. Hurll
Colorado was the outgrowth of the great financial crisis of 1857.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska|Charles Warren Stoddard
Luther's devil is the outgrowth of humanity in long-clothes.
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies

British Dictionary definitions for outgrowth

outgrowth

/ (ˈaʊtˌɡrəʊθ) /

noun

a thing growing out of a main body

a development, result, or consequence

the act of growing out

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