outgrowth
noun
out·growth
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Definition of outgrowth
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: a process or product of growing out
an outgrowth of hair
2
: consequence, by-product
crime is often an outgrowth of poverty
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
The event is an outgrowth of the April 2018 incident in which a manager at a Philadelphia Starbucks called police on a pair of black men who were waiting at a table, Brewer said. — Alexia Elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com, "Long-awaited Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Chicago’s Mag Mile finally has an opening date," 5 Sep. 2019 The Administration’s immediate target is an outgrowth of the agreement, shored up by a judge a few years ago, which prevents children from being held in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for more than twenty days. — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, "The Trump Administration’s Sustained Attack on the Rights of Immigrant Children," 22 Aug. 2019 The idea, then, is to become more adaptable to whatever a defense throws at him, which is an outgrowth of the struggle the Rams had dealing with the Patriots’ scheme in the Super Bowl. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "32 Notes From 32 NFL Training Camps," 22 Aug. 2019 The new School Performance Framework is an outgrowth of a resolution passed by the school board on April 10, 2018, several weeks before Beutner was hired. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, "A new ranking system for L.A. schools? Board to consider 1-to-5 scale," 14 Aug. 2019 Tax attorneys suggested that this campaign is an outgrowth of a court order last year for currency platform Coinbase to turn over information on about 13,000 accounts to the IRS. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "IRS goes after cryptocurrency owners for unpaid taxes," 26 July 2019 Get our daily newsletter These decisions are an outgrowth of Canada’s precocity in recognising rights and protecting minorities. — The Economist, "Social liberalismCulture wars, Canadian-style," 25 July 2019 Goings-on at the gallery were an outgrowth of Mr. Cannon’s own style of improvisation. — Colin Moynihan, New York Times, "Steve Cannon, Whose Townhouse Was an East Village Salon, Dies at 84," 16 July 2019 The vulnerability of content moderators is most acute in the Philippines, one of the biggest and fastest-growing hubs of such work and an outgrowth of the country’s decades-old call center industry. — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, "Social media companies are outsourcing their dirty work to the Philippines. A generation of workers is paying the price.," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outgrowth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for outgrowth
outgrowth
noun
English Language Learners Definition of outgrowth
: something that develops or results from something else
technical
: something that grows out of something else
See the full definition for outgrowth in the English Language Learners Dictionary
outgrowth
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out·growth
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Kids Definition of outgrowth
: something that grows out of or develops from something else
outgrowth
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out·growth
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Medical Definition of outgrowth
1
: the process of growing out
in vitro, dopamine modifies axonal and dendritic outgrowth— Linda C. Mayes
2
: something that grows directly out of something else
an outgrowth of hair a bony outgrowth
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