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Recent Examples of nucleus Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the sun, where light atomic nuclei, such as isotopes of hydrogen, combine under immense pressure and temperature to form a heavier nucleus, releasing large amounts of energy. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025 The proof-of-concept study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, involved taking the nucleus, the part of the cell that contains most of its genetic information, from an ordinary human skin cell and transplanting it into a donor egg stripped of its own nucleus. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 Genome sequencing includes both nuclear DNA -- the large, linear DNA in the cell's nucleus -- and the mitochondrial DNA, the smaller, circular DNA in the mitochondria, which is almost exclusively inherited from the mother. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025 To identify the earliest changes from repetitive head impacts, researchers performed single nucleus RNA sequencing on the frozen human brain tissue from 28 men between the ages of 25 and 51. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nucleus
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Noun
  • For years, advocates for expanding child birth options in Kentucky have called on lawmakers to reduce barriers to establishing freestanding birthing centers.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The new quad-core processor inside is likely doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And the company reports compatibility with more donor bike styles, including commuter models, fatbikes, rear-hub ebikes and step-through frames.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Lagos is known as the Algarve’s top surfing hub.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Beneath a pink bow laden with rhinestones, colorful floral paper was dotted with rhinestones laid in heart and star shapes.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of 2023, the researchers compared the group with only one infection to the group with a second infection, focusing on Long COVID-like symptoms such as abdominal pain, respiratory distress, changes in taste and smell, fatigue, chest pain, myocarditis, or irregular heart beat.
    Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors argued that Rocha knowingly and deliberately shot and killed Vasquez on July 19, 2022, in the closing arguments of the capital murder trial for Rocha.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In this century’s first two decades, the city had become America’s most relevant and talked-about dining capital — fueled by affordable commercial rents, innovative talent and its access to choice ingredients from local purveyors.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Netflix's Drive to Survive docuseries, which helped F1 reach fans in the USA, captured the essence of such rivalries heating up in the background.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • So in essence, all of the money Nvidia has invested in Coreweave has come back to it in the form of revenue.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Realistic set-ups, like a hospital bed complete with IV and an operating room laid out with special lighting and equipment, turn imaginative play into a storytelling mecca.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Madison Avenue, a mecca for upscale designer boutiques and art galleries, is a five-minute walk.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When shopping, look for ginger root that is firm and smooth.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Used a mulch, leaves keep soil cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, protecting plant roots from extreme temperatures.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Nucleus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nucleus. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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