as in carcinoma
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of polyp In a study of more than 29,000 female nurses published this month, researchers reported that those who consumed the most ultraprocessed foods were 45% more likely to develop a certain type of precancerous colorectal polyp than those who consumed the least. —
The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, a vocal cord polyp is a lesion that is usually larger in size than a nodule. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 Muscles in the tentacles draw up prey to the third polyp, which contains digestive organisms, while the fourth polyp contains reproductive organisms. —Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk. —New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polyp
The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, a vocal cord polyp is a lesion that is usually larger in size than a nodule. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 Muscles in the tentacles draw up prey to the third polyp, which contains digestive organisms, while the fourth polyp contains reproductive organisms. —Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 In stool samples, neither bacterium showed a clear or consistent link with polyp risk. —New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polyp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyp
Noun
-
Her official diagnosis was progesterone and estrogen-positive, HER2-negative invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), which is the most common form of breast cancer, accounting for 80% of all breast cancer diagnoses, according to John Hopkins Medicine.— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
-
This clinical trial is targeting clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common kind of kidney cancer.— Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
And in 2025, UCSD researchers were awarded $25 million to develop biomarkers capable of anticipating tumor evolution and predicting how malignancies will respond to treatment.— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
-
Metastatic pancreatic cancer patients who received a targeted pill from Revolution Medicines lived nearly twice as long as patients who received chemotherapy, a striking result in an especially deadly and intractable malignancy.— Jason Mast, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Like the vaccine that helped Blechner, Merck and Moderna’s melanoma treatment is personalized, meaning an individual patient’s tumor cells are used to engineer a highly specific immune response.— Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
-
McEntire was a stepmother to Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, who died in August 2025, years after being diagnosed with melanoma, a type of skin cancer.— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Colon cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma survivors also saw elevated risk, with about 24% and 23% developing a new cancer over time, respectively.— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
-
The biotech company soared nearly 30% on the back of positive Phase 2 data , which showed that the company’s CAR T treatment showed improved eradication of cancer cells in lymphoma patients.— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Mary is a devoted daughter who has been there for me after a cancer surgery, taking off from work to help me after the surgery.— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
-
Ojeh died in May 2025 at the age of 45 after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The seed for this plotline parallels Ashley’s own concerns about childbearing in light of her cyst.— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
-
The imaging revealed some thickening in my breast tissue, which can indicate anything from an infection or cyst to (rarely) cancer.— Jillian Wager, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Polyp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/polyp. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
