microenvironment

Definition of microenvironmentnext

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Recent Examples of microenvironment Instead, researchers use intact microfat tissue, preserving its natural cellular diversity and microenvironment. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026 Laboratory studies also suggest that GLP-1 drugs may directly prevent cancer cell growth, trigger cancer cell death and reshape the tumor microenvironment. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2025 This means phytoplankton can establish a microenvironment in the water around them. Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 Solid tumors create a hostile microenvironment that actively neutralizes FasL using plasmin, the researchers explained. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for microenvironment
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Noun
  • Essential in this most challenging of environments.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
  • Beginning in the eighteen-nineties, Karl Blossfeldt took closeups of plants abstracted from their environments, making visible the art of their natural curlicues and reticulations.
    Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • Gray’s latest film, about a two New York City brothers — one a get-rich-quick ex-cop (Adam Driver) and another a dutiful hardworking engineer family man (Miles Teller) — isn’t a mere exercise in the 1980s crime milieu, but rather a very personal family story for the director.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2026
  • The script, which Sachs co-wrote with his regular collaborator Mauricio Zacharias, has no interest in overexplaining its milieu or serving as an anthropological missive from the past, which is admirable.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • For context, consuming five to 10 grams of soluble fiber each day can help reduce LDL cholesterol, says Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD, FAND.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 17 May 2026
  • The paragraphs in question are summarizing the historical background or context of the stories, with some instances containing the same 30 words in a row, or near identical passages with a word or phrase slightly tweaked.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Such temperatures are not record-breaking, given that some of the highest-ever Central Park readings date as far back as 1900, according to NWS climate records.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • The debate will center on major statewide issues, including affordability, housing, public safety, climate, education and health care, CBS said.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • That is pretty bizarre, given how fantastic both atmospheres have been throughout the playoffs.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • Kudos to the Exhale staff for maintaining the pristine atmosphere there.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Every scene is shot on location, the soundtrack is wall-to-wall bangers, and the cast is perfect with a few key roles filled by actors in their bygone prime and maybe one or two from beyond the grave.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • On the Democratic side, Jesse Brewer, a former area manager for 7-Eleven locations, is running against Melissa Strange, a supply-chain director for an agribusiness company.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • The design improves torque distribution across the ankle joint and allows the robot to respond more naturally to uneven terrain and ground reaction forces during walking.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
  • They are made for the road less traveled and can conquer different types of terrain thanks to an innovative suspension and tech capabilities that most vehicles aren't equipped with.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The resort has multiple buildings, but everything is walkable, and the carefully landscaped grounds and paths are almost jungle-like, further enhancing the natural setting.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • That’s the magic of cinema — the obviousness of showing someone in a setting, in a situation, that tells you something.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 May 2026

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“Microenvironment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microenvironment. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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