MOLECULAR Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

molecular

adjective

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as in specific

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Recent Examples of molecular Longevity cosmeceuticals address things like the molecular hallmarks of aging, enhancing skin or physical health at a cellular level. — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 7 July 2026 What Northwestern has built is a soft molecular platform that integrates energy capture, energy storage, structural change, and catalysis into a single material. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026 Gosling portrays Ryland Grace, a middle-grade teacher and molecular biologist who reluctantly gets recruited for a desperate deep space mission to try and solve a cosmic conundrum that's causing our sun to slowly dim. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 July 2026 The challenge has been that the organic molecular layers sandwiched between the material’s inorganic sheets (the layered structure) influence both its physical structure and the dielectric environment surrounding the excitons. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for molecular

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Follow the specific directions from your doctor and the exact type of medicine, first and foremost.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Multiple readers of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and 11Alive viewers have reached out to me with this specific concern.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

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As impeccably detailed as his movies can be, Anderson acknowledges that his method can still be a bit vague.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Easily one of the best Paul McCartney solo albums of the 21st century, The Boys of Dungeon Lane offers a detailed primer on the pop-culture and sociopolitical circumstances that set off the British Invasion and Beatlemania in the ’60s.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

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The department’s limited release of materials prompted outcry and lawsuits from people saying the department was acting to protect rich and powerful people mentioned in the files.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
But the Idaho side never found the back of the net again while Knoxville proved lethally efficient with its limited opportunities.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026

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