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Recent Examples of germinal
Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.
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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
But first those memory cells get trained in immune system boot camps called germinal centers, learning to do more than just make copies of their original antibodies.
—Carla K. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
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
But first those memory cells get trained in immune system boot camps called germinal centers, learning to do more than just make copies of their original antibodies.
—Carla K. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for germinal
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Perhaps Hoard’s insights explain why Lightfoot was so reluctant to share it in its embryonic stage.—
John U. Bacon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Dickey-Wicker amendment, passed that same year, forbids the use of tax dollars in embryonic stem cell research.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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Forget, for a second, that this signals what may either be an extraordinary one-off for the legendary actor or the beginning of a fertile new chapter.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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For international brands, Chengdu-Chongqing offers fertile ground for building communities and expanding retail presence.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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The process of resurrection After growing the primordial germ cells, the Colossal scientists plan to edit these with dodo-specific genes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, Colossal is using a similar culture to grow the primordial germ cells of the Nicobar pigeon, which is more closely related to the dodo.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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At the time, these stocks were selling at a deep discount, while he was attracted to their reliable dividends and their diversified, cash-generative businesses.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Switching to generative questions shifts your brain toward discovery rather than threat detection.—
Anne-Laure Le Cunff,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the leading cause of infant suffocation during sleeping hours is soft bedding.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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American pediatricians count the number of ounces of milk and feeds per day, discourage night feedings and push to wean mainly to infant formula by the first birthday, even as the World Health Organization recommends two years or beyond. La Leche League, in contrast, is adamantly pro-breastfeeding.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Deep in the seething, fecund Amazon jungle, a seeker finds wisdom, beauty, exciting new recipes, and inexhaustible armadas of biting insects.—
Olivia James,
Outside Online,
24 Apr. 2025
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Those resources proved to be less fecund than anticipated.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Look-alike models are a danger in the hands of a budding authoritarian state.—
David Karpf,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 2025
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Later in the quarter, Jaylen Watson snatched a 50-50 ball going up against budding star receiver Malik Nabers.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Graham often grabs stories straight out of the news, and both Sherwood and Punch are based on real events (as were Tammy Faye and Ink, the prolific playwright’s last visits to Broadway).—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Each one has been more prolific than the next although the spotlight has definitively shifted to Pio who, along with Liverpool’s Giovanni Leoni, is considered the outstanding Italian talent of his age group, regardless of position.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Germinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germinal. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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