Thesaurus results for CELLS

cells

noun

plural of cell

as in rooms

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 chambers

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

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as in affiliates

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 cells The concept of producing electricity from ion movement is not new, and as Kim explained, electric eels use a similar principle in nature, generating electrical bursts by controlling ion flow across specialized cells known as electrocytes. —

Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026 Adding an exfoliant to your summer skin care routine can help smooth texture, clear the buildup of dead skin cells, and brighten dark spots. —

Irene Richardson, InStyle, 20 June 2026 The wilting occurs when the plant’s cells lose turgor pressure, the internal water pressure that keeps stems and leaves firm. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 June 2026 When that happens, the cells can block blood flow to the rest of the body, causing an often painful, disruptive, and potentially fatal condition. —

Audrey Boone Tillman, Fortune, 19 June 2026 Sarcoidosis causes pockets of immune cells to accumulate throughout the body, especially the lungs. —

Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 The traditional view posits that a small proportion of our DNA holds the code for making the protein molecules that orchestrate our cells’ chemistry. —

Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026 Shouldn’t my hair, dead as its cells are, actually multiply over time, while the juicy living parts of my body fall out, with my death being the exact moment when nothing that’s alive about me is left? —

Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 Math illuminates how traffic flows, how our cells build proteins and even how to speed up medical imaging scans. —

Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 14 June 2026

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Noun

At its heart will be an all-new 27,500-square-foot private terminal with a café, a gym, conference rooms, pilot lounge, shower facilities, and customs processing.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
Treatments include hot pools and steam rooms, wax wraps and tanning barrels, plus hearty healthy meals.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026