cell

Definition of cellnext
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as in room
an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall a jail cell

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as in affiliate
a local unit of an organization his mission was to locate and infiltrate the terrorist cell that was believed to be hiding in the city

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Recent Examples of cell The escalation comes as the outlook for stem-cell therapies in Florida grows, driven by a new law that widens the path for doctors to use them to manage pain or treat orthopedic injuries and wounds. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026 The system is designed to create a direct interface between three-dimensional neural cell networks and electronic hardware. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026 After being unable to reach Owen, who was unable to find a cell connection, Teddy begins to fear the worst, especially when the fire department found his truck abandoned in the water under the bridge. Max Gao, Variety, 8 May 2026 In Rome's Trastevere neighborhood, Selvaggi warns, thick stone walls kill cell signals. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cell
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Noun
  • Ouija boards were enshrined in glass cases throughout the room; periodically, a small silver bell tolled without warning, moving as though on its own.
    Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Each of the treatment rooms is named for a different flower or herb, and inside, that specific fragrance fills the space.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Many solitary wasps dig nesting chambers in sandy soils, like the cicada killer and the great golden digger wasps.
    Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Virginia Democrats, who control both chambers of the General Assembly, approved $5 million in state funding tied to election administration, early voting operations, and voter education efforts connected to the referendum.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal-Muslimin, al Qaeda’s affiliate in the Sahel, has emerged as one of the most powerful terrorist groups on Earth amid this vacuum, positioning itself in recent weeks as an existential threat to the government of Mali itself.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
  • Their son, who was born in the US but raised in Mexico, fell ill while visiting family in Chicago over Christmas, according to CNN affiliate WLS.
    Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Video shot by a passenger aboard the plane and shared with CBS News shows smoke in the cabin of the aircraft.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • The recent coverage of a cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is painfully familiar to cruisers who spent days and weeks trapped in their cabins at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The appearance also followed Rosalía’s latest New Balance chapter.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 May 2026
  • Caps fly in the air, diplomas are framed, and a new chapter begins.
    Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • The hot water at the three compartment sink was measured below proper hot water temperatures.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado May 8, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • Cascading system failures would lead to a race against time to seal compartments and preserve breathable air, though decompression would often happen too quickly for the crew to react.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Compression packing cubes are, hands down, the most important accessory in my carry-on-only routine.
    Kayla Kitts, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • In the preview days before the public opening on Saturday, hundreds of people lined up to enter the Austrian pavilion, a white cube structure that first opened in the Giardini della Biennale in 1934.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 9 May 2026

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“Cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cell. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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