outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth 
1
: a process or product of growing out
an outgrowth of hair
2
: consequence, by-product
crime is often an outgrowth of poverty
Examples of outgrowth in a Sentence
trimmed back some of the tree's outgrowths so they wouldn't interfere with the power lines
a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
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Yet for the most part, economists and financial analysts have treated these developments as outgrowths of the normal business cycle.
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Mohamed A. El-Erian, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2022
The rise of the meme costume might be seen as an outgrowth of the trends that prevailed before it, except today the primary aspiration is attention.
—Louis Staples, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Among its many other flaws, and in line with its history as an outgrowth of slavery and lynchings, the death penalty fails America by vastly preferencing white victims.
—Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
The most infantilizing elements of Obama-era youth culture were natural outgrowths of the childlike whimsy of aughts hipsterdom.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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Mohamed A. El-Erian, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2022
The rise of the meme costume might be seen as an outgrowth of the trends that prevailed before it, except today the primary aspiration is attention.
—Louis Staples, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Among its many other flaws, and in line with its history as an outgrowth of slavery and lynchings, the death penalty fails America by vastly preferencing white victims.
—Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
The most infantilizing elements of Obama-era youth culture were natural outgrowths of the childlike whimsy of aughts hipsterdom.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgrowth. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: something that grows out of or develops from something else
Medical Definition
outgrowth
noun
out·growth
ˈau̇t-ˌgrōth
1
: the process of growing out
in vitro, dopamine modifies axonal and dendritic outgrowth—Linda C. Mayes
Linda C. Mayes2
: something that grows directly out of something else
an outgrowth of hair
a bony outgrowth
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