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as in fertile
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Recent Examples of germinal
President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill.
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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
That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Vinuesa and her team were able to figure out one key alternate pathway, one not involving the lymph node germinal center, with the help of a few Kikas.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 June 2022
Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a covid vaccine.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a Covid vaccine.
—New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
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
That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Vinuesa and her team were able to figure out one key alternate pathway, one not involving the lymph node germinal center, with the help of a few Kikas.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 June 2022
Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a covid vaccine.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a Covid vaccine.
—New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for germinal
Adjective
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The details layer like a Georges Seurat painting, especially compared to earlier, more embryonic versions of these songs.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The same embryonic differences that determine how sperm move also dictate how small hairs called cilia wave to clear airways.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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The lead-up to Kennedy’s circus of sci-fi fantasists and food bloggers provides an object lesson in how the left cedes fertile political territory to the right.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Food shortages, internal migrations, and overcrowding had already signaled a slippage in imperial power, and created a fertile environment for disease.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the labs, visitors are shown how scientists take red blood cells from a developing egg embryo – within the blood will be the primordial germ cells, which develop into egg and sperm in adult birds.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Readers who discover Joy Williams’s astonishing second novel in 2018 may be surprised to feel a primordial déjà vu; a tingling where their own antlers might have been, once upon a time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Brian Eno is someone who’s created so much generative music and so much ambient out there, and pushed the boundaries of this electronic music and stuff.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Marcloid wanders patiently through these generative soundscapes like a documentarian in thrall to the process, recording snapshots of the music’s continuous ecosystem.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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There’s a five-star spa, a hotel restaurant bursting with fecund plants, and soft, warm lighting.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Today, Lagos’s art scene feels more energetic and fecund than ever; the steady institutional development of auction houses and galleries has been instrumental.—
Toyo Odetunde,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2025
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Tap into another budding trend by stacking on stripes, for even more layered goodness.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
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The budding hopes of a Super 8 tournament return have been tempered, at least for now.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Warriors played host to postseason regular and prolific 3-point shooting Brentwood in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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While the report does not explicitly tie the suspicious loans to individuals, Maimon has also found a rise in recent online material where Yahoo Boys — prolific scammers tied to West Africa, particularly Nigeria — encourage their peers to exploit HELOC loans.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Germinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germinal. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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