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Recent Examples of malformation
Vasquez Sura gives birth to a son who is later diagnosed with microtia, a congenital malformation of the external ear.
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George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The campaign is underpinned by survey research involving those living with facial differences arising from scarring, burns, reconstructive surgery, craniofacial conditions and various other congenital facial malformations.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
But rates of congenital malformations and low birth weights — the two leading causes of infant death in the US — both ticked up.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Richard Lapointe, who died at age 74 in 2020, had Dandy-Walker syndrome, a rare congenital brain malformation that his lawyers say was a factor in his false confession.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The campaign is underpinned by survey research involving those living with facial differences arising from scarring, burns, reconstructive surgery, craniofacial conditions and various other congenital facial malformations.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
But rates of congenital malformations and low birth weights — the two leading causes of infant death in the US — both ticked up.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Richard Lapointe, who died at age 74 in 2020, had Dandy-Walker syndrome, a rare congenital brain malformation that his lawyers say was a factor in his false confession.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malformation
Noun
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However, the council continued to deny any connection between the waste removal and the limb deformities, according to The Guardian.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Morrison also injured her hip and shoulder, according to Kruse, but the fracture brought on a spinal deformity and chronic pain.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Influenza pandemics are shaped by more than viral mutation.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The microscopic gene-editors zeroed in on one of Muldoon's mutations so tiny molecular scissors could perform a kind of genetic surgery — literally rewriting his genetic code to fix his defect.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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King underwent surgery Tuesday after doctors discovered a heart abnormality.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Angel City defender Savy King underwent a successful surgery Tuesday to address a heart abnormality, the team announced, days after King collapsed on the field during Friday’s match against the Utah Royals.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Automated Alerts And Human Validation An AI system might flag an anomaly and send a real-time alert.—
Shashidhar Reddy Keshireddy,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Plays like that make Mangiapane valuable on any roster, even if that 35-goal season with the Calgary Flames back in 2021-22 turns out to be an anomaly.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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“Malformation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malformation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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