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as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
a college campus that was a nucleus of opposition to the war
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as in cores
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the nucleus of the movement's methodology has always been passive resistance
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Recent Examples of nuclei
Ruotsalainen observed that the atomic nuclei, which consist of electrically positive protons and electrically neutral neutrons, moved in circular paths inside the trap, under a powerful magnetic field.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Phosphorus has two additional protons compared to aluminum and was formed when the alpha particles fused with the aluminum nuclei.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
These particles, known as cosmic rays, are mostly composed of single protons, although heavier atomic nuclei, electrons, positrons (the antimatter counterpart of electrons), and neutrinos are all present as well.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
But, despite scientists using instruments like the LHC to smash together protons and atomic nuclei together at near the speed of light, a potential dark matter particle has thus far failed to manifest in the lab.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Metabolic Nucleus Nearly all the different cell types in your body — liver cells, heart cells, skin cells, beta cells, and so on — contain the same genome in their nuclei.
—Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
In its earliest days, the Universe was a hot, dense soup of subatomic particles, including hydrogen and helium nuclei, aka baryons.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
While pulling matter in, some active galactic nuclei (AGN) release ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which can reach nearby planets similarly to how the sun's radiation reaches Earth.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Phosphorus has two additional protons compared to aluminum and was formed when the alpha particles fused with the aluminum nuclei.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
These particles, known as cosmic rays, are mostly composed of single protons, although heavier atomic nuclei, electrons, positrons (the antimatter counterpart of electrons), and neutrinos are all present as well.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
But, despite scientists using instruments like the LHC to smash together protons and atomic nuclei together at near the speed of light, a potential dark matter particle has thus far failed to manifest in the lab.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Metabolic Nucleus Nearly all the different cell types in your body — liver cells, heart cells, skin cells, beta cells, and so on — contain the same genome in their nuclei.
—Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
In its earliest days, the Universe was a hot, dense soup of subatomic particles, including hydrogen and helium nuclei, aka baryons.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
While pulling matter in, some active galactic nuclei (AGN) release ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which can reach nearby planets similarly to how the sun's radiation reaches Earth.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclei
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The guild donates hundreds of quilts and other handmade items to a variety of local groups, including Rady Children’s Hospital, senior centers, hospitals, police and military groups.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Most data centers today still rely on single-wavelength lasers, which means each fiber can only carry one stream of data.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tailored for hyperscale data centers, cloud providers, and telcos, Xeon 6+ features up to 288 E-cores and a 17% uplift in Instructions Per Cycle (IPC) over the prior generation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Many of the cores contained layered sediments known as turbidites, which are created by marine landslides that move large amounts of material around the ocean floor.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
10 Oct. 2025
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One of the Royal Film Commission’s main focuses is to host productions that can elevate the country’s profile internationally, particularly those that shoot Jordan for Jordan.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Watt and defensive lineman Cameron Heyward will be the focuses of the Patriots’ protection plan with edge-rusher Alex Highsmith (one sack, 3 QB hits last week) ruled out.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The songs pack a wide range of elements into a single track, starting with rock, pop, soul, funk, dub, club music, and rap, plus various other essences, from singer-songwriter-like qualities to music originating from Japan’s internet like Vocaloid.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Enchanted glittered with edible pink shimmer dust, and bursting with fruity, botanical flavors – Grey Goose with watermelon basil essences, vermouth and basil.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Click on any of the links in this post to claim your seats now.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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American Airlines still flies a limited number of international and transcontinental routes with a dedicated first-class cabin, over and above their lie-flat business-class seats, but the airline plans to phase those out in the near future.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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The kernels are removed and puréed.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Murphy’s Monster co-creator Ian Brennan, who writes all eight episodes, clearly savors taking kernels of truth and turning them into batches of popcorn this season.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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Additional air travel delays and cancellations are possible Monday for major hubs like Washington, DC, New York City and Boston.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The company was founded in 1948 in Civitanova Marche — one of Italy’s main shoes manufacturing hubs — by Giuseppe and Cecilia Paciotti, Cesare and Paola’s parents.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Nuclei.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclei. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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