metastasize
verb
me·tas·ta·size
mə-ˈta-stə-ˌsīz 
metastasized; metastasizing
: to spread or grow by or as if by metastasis
died of lung cancer which had metastasized throughout his body—
G. P. Elliott
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The poll also comes after Biden, 82, announced on May 18 that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
For a patient like Biden, where the cancer has metastasized to the bones, caregivers need to look out for bone fracture risks.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Medical experts agree that the fact Joe Biden’s cancer metastasized indicates it’s been growing for years.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Adams, 67, revealed his battle with prostate cancer on a Rumble stream Monday and said that his disease — like Biden’s — has metastasized to his bones, the Daily Beast reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
For a patient like Biden, where the cancer has metastasized to the bones, caregivers need to look out for bone fracture risks.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Medical experts agree that the fact Joe Biden’s cancer metastasized indicates it’s been growing for years.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Adams, 67, revealed his battle with prostate cancer on a Rumble stream Monday and said that his disease — like Biden’s — has metastasized to his bones, the Daily Beast reported.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for metastasize
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metastasize
verb
me·tas·ta·size
mə-ˈtas-tə-ˌsīz
: to spread or grow by or as if by metastasis
Medical Definition
metastasize
intransitive verb
me·tas·ta·size
variants
also British metastasise
metastasized also British metastasised; metastasizing also British metastasising
: to spread by metastasis
… all ten were primary brain cancers; that is, they had originated in the brain, and not metastasized there from elsewhere in the body.—Paul Brodeur, The New Yorker
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