proliferation
noun
the growth or production of cells by multiplication of parts.
proliferations
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pluralof proliferation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of the many recent proliferations of an invasive species concerns the growth of Asian carp populations.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Though cyanobacteria is a naturally occurring microorganism, sometimes conditions conspire to create huge proliferations called blooms that can create problems that range from obnoxious to toxic.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2020
Gen. Jeff Sessions to adopt website regulations, saying the absence of such regulations “only fuels the proliferations of these suits.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2018
There’s a tendency in prequels and sequels and the like to make things tidy, which Ryman’s proliferations of Dorothys and Scarecrows is not.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2014
Changes somewhat analogous to those found in the human aorta as the result of intimal proliferations, are produced in animals by the toxins of the typhoid bacillus and the Streptococcus pyogenes.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
