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Recent Examples of plexus
The metamorphosis The internals of a foot tube attached to a sea cucumber include a mix of epidermal tissue, connective tissue, a neural plexus, muscle tissue, and an inner lumen.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
To make the system more lifelike, the team linked the organoid to an artificial cardiac plexus, a network of nerves located near the base of the heart that helps regulate heartbeat activity.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
In one study, participants who breathed nasally, a route known to cool the brain via the vertebral venous plexus, showed zero incidence of contagious yawning.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Nerve blocks, which pinpoint groups of nerves (a plexus or ganglion), can be administered to block pain receptors and reset function.
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Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
The word complexity comes from the Latin plexus, which means intertwined.
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Carlos Gershenson,
The Conversation,
11 Dec. 2025
The nervous system manages the entire lower body through an intricate web of nerves called the lumbar plexus, which is embedded through the psoas.
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Literary Hub,
7 May 2025
It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles or cavities.
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Danielle Wilhour,
Discover Magazine,
15 Aug. 2024
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
To make the system more lifelike, the team linked the organoid to an artificial cardiac plexus, a network of nerves located near the base of the heart that helps regulate heartbeat activity.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike.
—
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
In one study, participants who breathed nasally, a route known to cool the brain via the vertebral venous plexus, showed zero incidence of contagious yawning.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Nerve blocks, which pinpoint groups of nerves (a plexus or ganglion), can be administered to block pain receptors and reset function.
—
Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
The word complexity comes from the Latin plexus, which means intertwined.
—
Carlos Gershenson,
The Conversation,
11 Dec. 2025
The nervous system manages the entire lower body through an intricate web of nerves called the lumbar plexus, which is embedded through the psoas.
—
Literary Hub,
7 May 2025
It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles or cavities.
—
Danielle Wilhour,
Discover Magazine,
15 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plexus
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That feeling is suffused through every note of the film’s elaborate soundscape, which mesmerically combines a wealth of ambient noise with 20 original songs from DIY artists, all of them played diegetically across a meshwork of Bluetooth speakers and passing cars.
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The items are a perfect sample of Cohen’s dense meshwork of celebrity interests.
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Police say the violence on Sydney’s streets is being orchestrated from abroad – and teenagers are being lured into the complex web of gang warfare with the promise of fast cash.
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Meanwhile, security vendors are moving post-quantum protection from theory into live enterprise security platforms by embedding quantum-safe encryption into secure access service edge (SASE), zero trust, secure web gateways and wide area network (WAN) connectivity.
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The first pair hardly lasted a season; after several backpacking missions on soggy trails, the mesh on the uppers was practically shredded, and the outsoles had started to separate from the rest of the shoe.
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The mesh exterior helps keep feet cool, while the soft foam insole provides comfortable support for all-day wear.
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In your view, are the biggest risks from AI systems themselves or from the humans deploying them, the possibility of AI in the hands of rogue actors is particularly concerning here.
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And critters love to set up inside intake valves, breaking boats’ cooling systems, Hamm noted.
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Amid a challenging macroeconomic climate, American design furniture conglomerate MillerKnoll swung to a positive net earnings position in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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As of Wednesday morning, room rates for the hotel conglomerate’s stays around downtown San Francisco ranged from $186-$276 per night for Pride weekend.
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They may be edited for clarity and reprinting in whole or in part in Variety publications.
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These families and, indeed, our community as a whole have been deeply affected by this tragedy.
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January 20 – February 18 Aquarius, your network responds to steady words.
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Nursing school spots are few and far between and are saved for the top applicants — often those with stable homes, supportive networks and few distractions.
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“Plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plexus. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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