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Recent Examples of embryonic
This is a crucial stage of embryonic development, as the final, off-center position of the blastocoel sets the axis of symmetry for the mouse’s back and belly.
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Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
The institute has helped fund academic research, and increasingly biotech companies, that use embryonic stem cells.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
The details layer like a Georges Seurat painting, especially compared to earlier, more embryonic versions of these songs.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The former first lady was one of few conservatives at the time to publicly support embryonic stem cell research, which Republican lawmakers are still fighting to restrict at the federal level.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
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Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
The institute has helped fund academic research, and increasingly biotech companies, that use embryonic stem cells.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
The details layer like a Georges Seurat painting, especially compared to earlier, more embryonic versions of these songs.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The former first lady was one of few conservatives at the time to publicly support embryonic stem cell research, which Republican lawmakers are still fighting to restrict at the federal level.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embryonic
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For decades, research into RSV had been stymied by past failures, leaving no way to prevent the thousands of infant respiratory deaths that occur worldwide every year.—
Richard Hughes IV,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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The narrative pairs her with Sister Ying, a detective investigating a series of infant corpse cases where bodies are discovered sealed in luxury apartment walls.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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The data presented showed INA year 0-2 emergent bilingual students significantly behind students not at INA over the last three school years.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Use Selective Herbicides White clover is best controlled by applications of post-emergent broadleaf selective herbicides in the fall.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
25 Nov. 2025
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Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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The series poignantly addresses the complexities of teenage struggles, particularly through Justin’s undiagnosed ADHD and Keisha’s experience of trauma, emphasizing the importance of unconditional support and the intersection of mental health with race and class in today’s world.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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My earliest experiences as a writer took place at a desk in my suburban bedroom, as a teenage zinester.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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The heavy elements produced in the violent death of one first generation star swiftly polluted a primordial cloud of molecular hydrogen and helium that subsequently collapsed to form SDSS J0715-7334.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The most popular origin story involves Theia—a Mars-sized protoplanet—smashing into the primordial proto-Earth, with the debris from both bodies quickly coalescing into the moon.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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His mom likes another young lady for her son, not my daughter.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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This particular adaptation bookends the story with the character Alba (played in young adulthood by Rocío Hernández), the granddaughter of the clairvoyant matriarch Clara del Valle (played in older age by Dolores Fonzi) and the conservative, volatile patriarch Esteban Trueba (Alfonso Herrera).—
Laura Zornosa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The video was filmed at the Los Angeles Theater, and together with the single, serves as the budding pop star’s official introduction.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
20 Apr. 2026
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Since making her first public appearance with Phillips in early 2024, Sperling has proven herself a budding style icon.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 Apr. 2026
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This 50-square-mile crescent in the Pacific has the southernmost coral reef in the world and a wealth of wilderness walks that include everything from primeval banyan forests to endangered ground-dwelling birds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California Time slows to a primeval pace in the sequoia groves that make up Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, where arboreal giants have watched the seasons come and go for more than 2,000 years.—
Sarah L. Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embryonic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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