apical

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Recent Examples of apical 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 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 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 The trunk reaches up and branches into what are called apical dendrites. Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2021 The key is in the separation of the signals entering the neuron for forward-going inference and for backward-flowing errors, which could be handled in the model by the basal and apical dendrites, respectively. Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2021 This time of year, the pines are candled (metsumi), a process in which the apical shoots that stand up at the end of the branches like candles are snipped off to control the direction of new growth. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 6 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apical
Adjective
  • His grieving father character eventually has a climactic confrontation with James, Abrams’ homeless addict character, at the house where all the missing schoolchildren have congregated.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
  • In a climactic face-off, King and the angry young musician kidnapper (A$AP Rocky) finally meet.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In his latest skirmish, with U.S. President Donald Trump, Medvedev boasted about Russia’s apocalyptic nuclear attack system, in a tirade that infuriated the American leader.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But for nearly three decades, the show has maintained a consistent posture of apocalyptic cynicism.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Apical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apical. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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