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
  • In these milder environments, more common and inexpensive metals like nickel can be used.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The facility has faced growing scrutiny from immigration lawyers and advocates, who say children there have struggled to access adequate medical care and education in an environment where lights remain on around the clock and officers stand guard.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • People make drastic decisions inside the hamster wheel of a deteriorating upper-middle-class suburban milieu.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
  • To me, this is a very telling remark about the milieu in which West has found herself.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Earlier thinkers, most famously Aristotle, had gone so far as to propose that eudaemonia was an inherently communal accomplishment, one that could only take root in the proper social and political context.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Still, even in this context—even as Sisqo adorned a song about thongs with baroque strings and extravagant chord modulations—Full Moon stands above.
    Jackson Howard, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Just keep them cozy with some damp bedding and a cool climate.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Southeast Asia is racing to build the infrastructure powering the AI boom, but its hot, humid climate could be making that expansion more complicated.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This visual story captures the festival’s scale, atmosphere, fashion and crowd energy throughout the grounds.
    Miami Herald newsroom, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Despite the fact that small space objects are constantly crashing into the Earth's atmosphere, the amount of fireballs reported in 2026 is more than usual.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Major companies, including Amazon, Meta, CBS News, and Block, announced large‑scale layoffs earlier in the year, with some cuts stretching into future months depending on location and role.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In 1996, the bookseller opened a two-story location in downtown’s Sundance Square, on Commerce at East 3rd streets, around the corner from the AMC Palace movie theater.
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The highest terrain may see gusts up to 55 mph.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Brimming with spiritualism and sensuality, this neo-gothic story navigates the terrain between life and death, and between childhood and adulthood.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The companies plan to combine DeepMind’s AI models with Agile Robots’ robotics systems to create more capable robotic platforms that can operate in real-world production settings.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
  • If Maryland participates, donors here could help fund scholarships that support students across a range of educational settings, including those who remain in public schools but need additional services to succeed.
    Claudia Nachtigal, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Microenvironment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microenvironment. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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