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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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Fentanyl in street drugs is in some cases being mixed with or supplemented by dangerous alternatives, including the animal tranquilizer medetomidine and cychlorphine, an emergent synthetic opioid that carries an extreme risk of overdose.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Spread granular pre-emergent over the surface of moist soil, avoiding the plant and its base.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 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 teenage victim was shot in the chest inside the Nautilus Playground at Roy Wilkins Park near Baisley and Merrick Blvds.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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What was once a hobby during her teenage days at Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom became a serious career path.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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Like all black holes, primordial black holes have mass and thus interact with gravity and are effectively invisible due to the fact that they are bounded by a light-trapping surface called an event horizon.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 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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One of the worst things that can happen to a young and evidently talented author is to be lauded too enthusiastically too soon.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Head coach Juan Carlos Amoros has leaned heavily on younger players to start the season, such as rookies Jordynn Dudley and Andrea Kitahata.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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India now plays with a smile and budding excitement.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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