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as in chamber
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
cells in a honeycomb
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Recent Examples of cell
He was found dead in his prison cell in August 2019.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Combined, the ingredients are a powerhouse that encourages surface skin cell turnover to give complexions an overall smooth, supple appearance.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
Lluc Palerm Serra, research director at consultancy Analysys Mason, is also skeptical about Starlink one day becoming a challenger to traditional cell networks.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The researchers studied how THC affected egg maturation, gene activity, chromosomes, and spindle formation (the machinery that equally divides the chromosomes in a cell).
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Combined, the ingredients are a powerhouse that encourages surface skin cell turnover to give complexions an overall smooth, supple appearance.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
Lluc Palerm Serra, research director at consultancy Analysys Mason, is also skeptical about Starlink one day becoming a challenger to traditional cell networks.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The researchers studied how THC affected egg maturation, gene activity, chromosomes, and spindle formation (the machinery that equally divides the chromosomes in a cell).
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cell
Noun
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The new internal layout also makes room for a larger battery.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 1944, Jimmie McKee and his wife, Minnie, bought the seven-room, two-story house in Washington Heights.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Physicists revealed that the HRNS spectrometer will be installed behind a thick concrete protective wall surrounding the fusion chamber, near an opening several centimetres in diameter, to be able to detect neutrons produced in the very center of the plasma.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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When Weimers went on to give up his remaining speaking time for a moment of silence, Vice President Katarina Barley cut him off, sparking desk-banging protests from right-wing lawmakers in the chamber.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Foster is an outfielder for the Tri-City Dust Devils, the Angels’ High-A affiliate in Pascoe, Washington.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Police told Newport News ABC affiliate WVEC that four people were taken to the hospital with dog bites stemming from the attack.—
Jessie DiMartino,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Specifically, there are five ADA-compliant cabins, all in the Terrace Suite category.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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Watch Thelma on Hulu Kinds of Kindness Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, this 2024 dark dramedy anthology is told across three loosely interwoven chapters, each exploring characters who take extraordinary measures to demonstrate their love to someone else.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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At that point, a new Border War chapter was all but complete, and this one came with huge moments, plot twists, momentum swings, the works.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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This hanging toiletry bag has a spacious interior with multiple easy-to-clean compartments and an impressive near-five-star rating on Amazon.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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The team found a set of proteins called glycolytic enzymes that actually relocate nearby and inside mitochondria—compartments in cells where critical metabolic processes occur—when cells experience stress.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The key was to take this Rubik’s cube, this puzzle of in the moment combined with Noam’s storytelling.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Transfer the frozen cubes to a resealable plastic bag and store in the freezer until ready to use.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cell. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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