embryonic

Definition of embryonicnext

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Recent Examples of embryonic 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 The glam factor, though, was still embryonic. Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026 In this embryonic North American colony, Grietje and Anthony Jansen van Salee (that is, Anthony Jansen from the Moroccan port of Salé), as he was now commonly known, or Anthony the Turk as some called him, were raucous to say the least. Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 This season still is too much in the embryonic phase to draw any conclusions despite an uninspiring start. Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for embryonic
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Adjective
  • 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
  • Thorsen helped lead research for the CDC studying infant disabilities, according to prosecutors.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • Those positions included diagnostic evaluation specialists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, ARD managers, special program directors, elementary literacy directors, special education analysts and emergent bilingual teachers.
    Samuel O’Neal Updated June 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
  • The gradually emergent upstairs-downstairs theme was explored with more sophistication on The White Lotus.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • He is survived by his wife, Rebecca, and their two teenage children.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • Alistair Taylor’s reward for accompanying him into this teenage netherworld was to be given lunch at his current favorite city-center restaurant, the Peacock.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
    Lee Billings, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
  • At a time when the Earth was bare, when there were no vertebrates, no trees, no leaves, no flowering plants, and no plants with seeds, millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • Still, younger investors are leading the charge for AI adoption.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 25 June 2026
  • Most of those children are 3 years old and younger, USA TODAY has reported.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
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
  • Brown secured Special Temporary Membership on the PGA Tour that week, solidifying his status as one of the game’s youngest and hottest budding stars.
    Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • An underage girl was injured and treated at a hospital.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
  • Tensions between the two first erupted in 2006, when O'Donnell called Trump out on The View regarding his response to the controversy surrounding Miss USA winner Tara Conner, who was accused of partaking in underage drinking and cocaine use.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026

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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embryonic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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