Thesaurus results for CELL

cell

noun

ˈsel

Definition of cell

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 chamber

one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided cells in a honeycomb

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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 In 2023, Neill revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, the year prior. — Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Guidebooks still earn their weight where cell coverage is spotty. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 So perhaps a certain signaling molecule preferentially accumulates more on one side of a neural progenitor cell than the other. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026 Guidebooks are still valuable especially where cell coverage is spotty and trusted friends who know your abilities can be the best resource of all. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cell

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Noun

That gives construction crews room to work while preparing the campus for future growth.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Those rooms are tricky and repeatedly trip up the players who are actually trying to win.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of room

Noun

His death could complicate GOP priorities in the Senate, where Republicans hold a narrow majority, making an interim appointment key for leaders in the chamber and the White House.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 July 2026
In a Fox News op-ed published Monday, the hard-line conservative asserted that the upper chamber takes too many recesses and has too short of a workweek.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 13 July 2026

Definition of chamber

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An employee of the restroom vending company found the deceased infant when conducting routine maintenance on the restrooms, ABC News' Grand Rapids affiliate WZZM 13 reported.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 13 July 2026
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— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of affiliate

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The 61-year-old was treated in Greece for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, after a sudden cabin depressurization triggered oxygen masks and a rapid descent.

— Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
More than 1,600 feet of private shoreline gives the property the feeling of a world unto itself, while the main cabin and sleeping cabins create something closer to a family compound than a conventional lake house.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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Even the chapter in the book has hindsight knowledge applied, and the show makes sure to emphasize that the way the illness spread wasn’t known when Emily Henderson (Barrett Doss) tells Caleb (Kowen Cadorath).

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 July 2026
But Sawicky, who is not speaking on behalf of the DSA, said its successful chapters have included effective campaign operations, such as in New York City, where organizers have notched several wins in municipal, state and federal offices.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of chapter

Noun

Inside, the spacious main compartment easily held a heavy travel wallet, an oversized scarf, a water bottle, and my headphones with plenty of room to spare.

— Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
Use the front and back slip pockets to stay organized, along with the roomy zip compartment.

— Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of compartment

Noun

Compression packing cubes, in particular, are critical for saving space and flattening clothes as much as possible.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Use the popular Levoit LVAC-300 to clean up messes made on the under-$25 area rug, store away clothes in this six-pack of storage cubes, and keep keys in plain sight with this $8 key holder.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026

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