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Recent Examples of homologous
Another interesting recommendation from ACIP is to use vaccines from the same manufacturer (homologous vaccines).
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Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Brain probes conducted during virtual jaunts have uncovered many points that apply to the human brain also, which is homologous to the mouse brain, Dombeck notes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2023
While the similarity could be just phenomenological, this indicates a possibility that mycelium networks transform information via interaction of spikes and trains of spikes in manner homologous to neurons.
—Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 20 Oct. 2023
In general, these have shown it’s about as good as, and in some cases better than, a homologous regimen.
—Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2021
These include cutting the genome into fragments that can later be joined together or, more recently, using the ISA protocol, whereby overlapping fragments naturally come together in cells through homologous recombination: a phenomenon in which two DNA molecules exchange fragments.
—Virginie Courtier, Quartz, 4 June 2021
Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Brain probes conducted during virtual jaunts have uncovered many points that apply to the human brain also, which is homologous to the mouse brain, Dombeck notes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2023
While the similarity could be just phenomenological, this indicates a possibility that mycelium networks transform information via interaction of spikes and trains of spikes in manner homologous to neurons.
—Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 20 Oct. 2023
In general, these have shown it’s about as good as, and in some cases better than, a homologous regimen.
—Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2021
These include cutting the genome into fragments that can later be joined together or, more recently, using the ISA protocol, whereby overlapping fragments naturally come together in cells through homologous recombination: a phenomenon in which two DNA molecules exchange fragments.
—Virginie Courtier, Quartz, 4 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homologous
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These are not real feelings, Anthropic’s researchers emphasized, but patterns in the model’s neural activations that guide its responses, shaping decisions, preferences, and outputs in ways loosely analogous to human emotions.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Compared to last year, arrests were down 14% citywide over an analogous 30-day spring break period, according to Miami Beach police.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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In a separate, but related decision, the council unanimously approved renaming a skatepark at John Landes Community Park on Cedar Road for Oceanside High School graduate Shane Hidalgo.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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During that period, the enterprise allegedly imported more than 11 million pounds of explosives and related materials onto a site located near residents and a family pool, Nabity said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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One of the few clubs with comparable fees, the Yellowstone Club in Montana, offers access to multiple resorts, 50 ski trails and more than a dozen restaurants across a members-only area the size of Manhattan.—
Bernard Condon,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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The average American of 1925, Bradley noted, citing his team’s considerable research for its new book, lived at a standard of living roughly comparable to South Africa today.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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For the past three decades, he’s been focused on developing a program called homological mirror symmetry, which has its roots in string theory.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Dec. 2025
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Sheridan, Sheel Ganatra and Timothy Perutz—is building on seminal ideas introduced in 1990s by Kontsevich related to his homological mirror symmetry conjecture.—
Kevin Hartnett,
WIRED,
15 Apr. 2018
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“Homologous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homologous. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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