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Recent Examples of apical
Within hours, the wound epidermis becomes innervated by nearby nerve fibers, forming what biologists call the apical epidermal cap.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.
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Quanta Magazine,
15 Nov. 2021
Our dexterous thumb and fingers, with their unique proportions and opposability, place the world at our pulpy fingertips—along with millions of microbes collected by our noteworthy nails and fleshy apical pads.
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Sabrina Sholts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Mar. 2021
In a statement, Furla said 80 percent of its employees are women from 80 nationalities, and 53 percent hold apical positions, including C-level roles.
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Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin.
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Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
2 Dec. 2013
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the opposite was happening in the apical dendrites: The difference in their response to unexpected stimuli increased over time.
—
Quanta Magazine,
15 Nov. 2021
Our dexterous thumb and fingers, with their unique proportions and opposability, place the world at our pulpy fingertips—along with millions of microbes collected by our noteworthy nails and fleshy apical pads.
—
Sabrina Sholts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Mar. 2021
In a statement, Furla said 80 percent of its employees are women from 80 nationalities, and 53 percent hold apical positions, including C-level roles.
—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin.
—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
2 Dec. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apical
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Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.
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In what could be one of the most significant sports moments in AT&T Stadium’s history, Messi seized a crowning achievement in an illustrious career — one that many believe to be the greatest of all time.
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Winning the quadrennial tournament is considered the crowning achievement of a player’s career, and previous editions have seen some scintillating and era-defining performances from the GOATs over the decades.
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Angèle, the makeup artist, has been writing a real-life account of her observations at work, and her writings apostrophize the action, most extensively during a climactic scene in which the staging of the runway show falls prey to bad weather.
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The ending of van Dongen’s journey was decidedly anti-climactic.
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Fragments of email correspondence appear alongside bits of dialogue, histories of apocalyptic movements in Korea, and poems about the nature of time and the Bardo (the Tibetan Buddhist concept for the transitional period between death and rebirth).
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For many Parisians who are not physiologically vulnerable, the past week hasn’t been nearly as apocalyptic as media accounts have suggested.
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“Apical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apical. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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