Thesaurus results for NUCLEI

nuclei

noun

variants also nucleuses

plural of nucleus

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 used an experiment at RHIC called STAR (Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC) to pinpoint the baryon number’s transport between particles by looking at collisions of two heavy nuclei, ruthenium and zirconium. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026 These collisions will be used to examine how fundamental particles and forces produce the properties of protons, neutrons and nuclei. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 To search for the wave signal, this team took a different approach and used the LHC to smash together two lead nuclei to create jets of particles that were back-to-back, called a dijet event. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026 In this setup, neutrinos occasionally interact with atomic nuclei in the water. — Simon Frantz, Quanta Magazine, 24 June 2026

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The system aims to give security operations centers a higher-confidence signal.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
France’s new law has raised concerns in Morocco, where the minister of employment, Younes Sekkouri, told lawmakers up 50,000 jobs were at risk in the country’s call centers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of centers

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Her tragicomic shopgirl of skid row belted her way into audiences’ hearts off-Broadway in 1982, and then in Frank Oz’s 1986 film opposite Rick Moranis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
This summer has been all about Spider-Man, but Wolverine is ready to claw his way back into people’s hearts — literally.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of hearts

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Lucci’s pragmatic all-of-the-above approach cuts against some of the more purist energy transition narratives dominating Western capitals.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
But flying round trip between those two African capitals would often cost more than a thousand dollars and require multiple layovers.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitals

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Looking for traces of a Toba catastrophe in standard sediment cores was like timing a sprint with a calendar.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026
Hierarchical cores will persist where unified command, consistent standards, legal accountability, and rapid crisis response are required.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of cores

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Investing in character and giving access to young people, regardless of their socioeconomic background, are key focuses for USA Basketball.

— Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
When Eli Lilly reports on Wednesday morning, one of the main focuses will be on GLP-1 sales in international markets.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of foci

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Much of their time is spent patrolling tourist corridors and downtown transit hubs, areas where crime is generally low.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
As of Saturday, there were 67 vessels at anchorage at the Shanghai and Ningbo ports, along with 19 ships berthed at the hubs—amounting to more than 687,500 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in queue, compared to just above 96,500 TEUs at the ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of hubs

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Meanwhile, cook 2 cups yellow corn kernels in a medium skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium heat until warmed through and browned in spots, 6 to 8 minutes.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Training and custom kernels still require extensive adaptation, though, and CANN itself has been described as bug-prone and less stable than CUDA.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026