Thesaurus results for CELL

cell

noun

ˈsel

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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 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 Scientists have believed the glycogen in the brain primarily resides in astrocytes, which act as support cells that provide nutrients to neurons. —

Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 The engines have undergone hours of vertical hot-fire testing in the twin cell firing stand at the Moses Lake site. —

Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026 The focus is no longer just on attacking cancer cells directly, but also navigating the tumor microenvironment in order to protect immune cells in their mission to kill cancer cells. —

Charles J. Dimitroff, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 Moments before the incident, one of the attackers took rubber gloves from Castillo’s desk and pointed in the direction of the victim’s cell. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cell

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Then, the magic comes in the editing room, piecing together the story to say something bigger than one shot ever could.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 June 2026
The 40,000-square-foot facility will include a permanent exhibit gallery, rotating exhibit areas, a research library, flexible education rooms and an indoor/outdoor pavilion.

— Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026