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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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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
Researchers revealed that a radiofrequency pulse is then applied, briefly knocking the nuclei out of alignment.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 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
Many of the neurons that use dopamine reside in the basal ganglia which are nuclei located deep in the lamprey brain.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
If ultraheavy nuclei contribute significantly at the highest energies, future data should indicate a composition heavier than iron.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Core players giving their squad a high baseline is always vital in the playoffs, and the Ducks finally have some chance at hanging with other teams’ nuclei thanks to Carlsson and Gauthier’s ongoing emergence.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Hydrogen atoms are the simplest nuclei, with a single proton orbited by an electron, so that’s typically what physicists have used for their experiments to measure the proton’s charge radius.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 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
Many of the neurons that use dopamine reside in the basal ganglia which are nuclei located deep in the lamprey brain.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
If ultraheavy nuclei contribute significantly at the highest energies, future data should indicate a composition heavier than iron.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Core players giving their squad a high baseline is always vital in the playoffs, and the Ducks finally have some chance at hanging with other teams’ nuclei thanks to Carlsson and Gauthier’s ongoing emergence.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Hydrogen atoms are the simplest nuclei, with a single proton orbited by an electron, so that’s typically what physicists have used for their experiments to measure the proton’s charge radius.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclei
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The company has benefited from the buildout of AI infrastructure as data centers demand greater networking capacity to move information between increasingly powerful computing clusters.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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SoftBank’s initial investment plans to deliver data centers in Dunkirk, Bosquel and Bouchain.—
Benoit Berthelot,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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For families The hotel has a kids club with supervised activities so that parents can dine, have spa treatments or shop to their hearts’ content.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Our hearts go out to Joe's family, friends and the generations of neighbors who loved him.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Russia built this advantage on scale, geography, and a decade of deliberate investment in markets Western capitals largely ignored.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Three concrete cores bear the primary loads of the museum, freeing the gallery floors from interior columns and enabling long, uninterrupted exhibition spaces inside the museum.—
Bridget Borgobello
May 30,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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Extreme bulks up the graphics processing power with the B390, containing 12 Xe cores.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
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Ugarte said one of his key focuses, if elected, would be to address environmental inequities and lack of reliable public transportation in the district.—
Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Beachwear, resortwear, prêt-à-porter, fashion jewelry, bags, accessories, eyewear, footwear and childrenswear are the main focuses at the trade event.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Once roots are established, reduce watering to a few times a week, depending on rainfall.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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A lot of times these roots would be steeped in water to make herbal teas, and so they were used to those flavors, and used to using those ingredients.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Playing catch-up, Target has built three new distribution hubs in the past four years to replace the capacity third-party partners previously provided.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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In the middle depth of the battlespace, Ukrainian strike systems are reaching logistics nodes, command posts, transportation hubs, and air defense batteries far behind the front, forcing Russia to push supplies and units farther from Ukrainian positions.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The sugars in corn kernels break down very fast, turning your corn unpleasantly starchy.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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Fill the kernels into the removable lid and dump them straight into the bowl, place a slab of butter on top, and the butter melts through the grates seamlessly in the microwave.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 May 2026
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“Nuclei.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclei. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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