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also nucleuses
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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 hearts
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
The researchers found that surviving fibroblasts developed significantly larger nuclei after depletion—a possible sign of cellular stress—and that the fibroblast network covering the dermal space shrank by only about 10%.
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Peter Jurich,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
The idea is attractive because atomic nuclei are much smaller and more isolated from the outside world.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
One natural guess is that galaxies above the critical mass simply lose more of their normal matter to outflows from supernovas and active galactic nuclei.
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Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
This undated microscope image from USC via the NIH shows pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, growing as a sphere encased in membranes, red.
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CBS News,
31 May 2026
Fusion energy uses light elements, such as hydrogen, and extreme heat to make nuclei collide and fuse, producing a single, heavier atom and massive energy.
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Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
The building blocks of atomic nuclei, quarks and gluons, floated around loosely in a kind of primordial soup.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 May 2026
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.
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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.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
Peter Jurich,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
The idea is attractive because atomic nuclei are much smaller and more isolated from the outside world.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
One natural guess is that galaxies above the critical mass simply lose more of their normal matter to outflows from supernovas and active galactic nuclei.
—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
This undated microscope image from USC via the NIH shows pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, growing as a sphere encased in membranes, red.
—
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Fusion energy uses light elements, such as hydrogen, and extreme heat to make nuclei collide and fuse, producing a single, heavier atom and massive energy.
—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
The building blocks of atomic nuclei, quarks and gluons, floated around loosely in a kind of primordial soup.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclei
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Earlier this month, residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.
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Authorities said the operation used call centers to steer patients toward medically unnecessary orthopedic braces.
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Millennials have a soft spot in their hearts for babydoll tops.
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Our hearts go out to the people who were lost, their families, and everyone who has been impacted.
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Conflicting statements from both capitals in the hours and days following the announcement have done little to clarify where the actual red lines are and are a troubling sign for a deal that depends on mutual confidence.
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The city lagged far behind modern capitals such as London.
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Unlike stars, which generate energy from thermonuclear fusion in their cores, brown dwarfs are too small to have ongoing fusion power.
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Sediment cores - long cylinders of material drilled from riverbeds and lakebeds - gave us a chronological record of what was deposited over decades.
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Permanent chancellor search One of Santiago’s key focuses is appointing a permanent chancellor.
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One of the main focuses of support for the campaign is to endow staff positions.
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Aniston, on the other hand, leaned into the shoe's casual roots, wearing hers with jeans and a tank top for a relaxed look that felt quintessentially summer.
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The dynamic Sun in your 9th House of Exploration quincunxes powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so growth calls while roots demand attention.
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Opposition to the mammoth tech hubs and their massive thirst of water, power and land has only escalated throughout the state and nation ever since.
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During this tournament, up to 10 million visitors have arrived, concentrating in stadium zones, fan zones and transport hubs.
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Grill ears in their husks, then cut the kernels from the cob and add them to salads, salsas, grain bowls, or vegetable dishes.
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Queue our first montage of black-and-white movie clips (this time from The Hustler) that tip us off to the cinematic kernels from which Sugar learned to charm a civilian.
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“Nuclei.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclei. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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