embryonic

adjective

Definition of embryonicnext
1
as in infant

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2
as in emergent

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Recent Examples of embryonic In the early 2000s, when researchers first began using embryonic stem cells, many institutions added a second review step involving what’s known as a stem cell research oversight (SCRO) committee. — Laura Dattaro, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 The solar system’s earliest era featured multiple embryonic protoplanets that had the potential to grow together into additional cosmic neighbors. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 June 2026 Paterson and Gower used visual references from porcupines to animal embryonic sacks. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Some of that is owing simply to where these two teams are in their evolution, as Carolina has one of the deepest rosters in the NHL and Montreal is still only in the embryonic stages of what’s been a very impressive, quick-turn rebuild. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for embryonic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embryonic
  1. infant
  2. emergent
  3. germinal
  4. teenage
  5. primordial
  6. young
  7. budding
  8. underage
Adjective
  • Ruffed lemurs typically birth multi-infant litters, unlike other primate species.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
  • Diagnosed with an infant high-grade glioma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor, Hadley was treated by the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital Colorado.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Definition of infant
Adjective
  • In that time, artificial intelligence has progressed from emergent language and vision applications to the primary driver of software creation.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Tackle these with pre- or post-emergent herbicide depending on timing.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 29 July 2026
Definition of emergent
Adjective
  • 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
  • That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of germinal
Adjective
  • Days after teenage school shooter Colt Gray was sentenced to life in prison, his father is set to appear in the same courtroom for his own sentencing in a landmark case that pushes the limits of who is responsible for a mass shooting.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Tom Brady’s teenage sons, Jack and Benjamin, are nearly as tall as him in new photos.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 29 July 2026
Definition of teenage
Adjective
  • Even experienced eclipse chasers get a knot in their stomach about now as a primordial fear kicks in.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The primordial ooze here remains a blend of pluggnB and West Coast rap experimentalism a la Odd Future, the same sauce that linked 2023’s Balling Out of Spite with last year’s level-up art Pop*Pop Art.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
Definition of primordial
Adjective
  • As Texas’ public-school enrollment experiences its first non-pandemic enrollment decline in decades, Tarrant County’s pre-K enrollment is also losing its youngest students.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Additionally, thin or fragile skin can tear or simply not hold designs as well as younger, more elastic skin.
    — Rachel Brown Kirkland, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of young
Adjective
  • Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
  • The camp will let budding designers explore and take the world of fashion to the next level using AI tools.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Definition of budding
Adjective
  • Following his public apology over sending inappropriate messages to an underage fan, guitarist Simon O’Connor has been dropped from Modest Mouse’s upcoming tour dates.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026
  • The new series, too, features a law-enforcement culture where disinterest in gendered violence is the norm, and cops knowingly patronize establishments that traffic underage girls.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Definition of underage

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