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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The nuclear program is the crown jewel of Iran’s foreign policy, which itself is an outgrowth of domestic trends.
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Mary Katharine Ham, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
In California, towering wildfires have long loomed large as the most nightmarish and concerning outgrowth of climate change.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Instead, winning is the outgrowth and the evidence of hard work, high character, and a pure heart.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Coppola’s film is disorienting and disturbing, using Vietnam to capture the insanity of all war and drawing on Conrad to suggest that war might just be an outgrowth of an awfulness at the core of humanity itself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Mary Katharine Ham, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
In California, towering wildfires have long loomed large as the most nightmarish and concerning outgrowth of climate change.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Instead, winning is the outgrowth and the evidence of hard work, high character, and a pure heart.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Coppola’s film is disorienting and disturbing, using Vietnam to capture the insanity of all war and drawing on Conrad to suggest that war might just be an outgrowth of an awfulness at the core of humanity itself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for outgrowth
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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgrowth. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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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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