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Recent Examples of plexus
The word complexity comes from the Latin plexus, which means intertwined.
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Carlos Gershenson, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
The nervous system manages the entire lower body through an intricate web of nerves called the lumbar plexus, which is embedded through the psoas.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2025
It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles or cavities.
—Danielle Wilhour, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
In the choroid plexus, a tissue in the large cavities of the brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the walls of blood vessels are much leakier.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023
Hormones, such as inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and kinins, interact between the brain and the gut’s local area, called the myenteric plexus, explains Cynthia Quainoo, MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn.
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
However, a tuft of pubic hair is suddenly obstructed by coils of intestine and a plexus of blood vessels and nerve endings.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Carlos Gershenson, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
The nervous system manages the entire lower body through an intricate web of nerves called the lumbar plexus, which is embedded through the psoas.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2025
It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles or cavities.
—Danielle Wilhour, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
In the choroid plexus, a tissue in the large cavities of the brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the walls of blood vessels are much leakier.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023
Hormones, such as inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and kinins, interact between the brain and the gut’s local area, called the myenteric plexus, explains Cynthia Quainoo, MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn.
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
However, a tuft of pubic hair is suddenly obstructed by coils of intestine and a plexus of blood vessels and nerve endings.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plexus
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How Tires Are Made Starting from the inside out, a tire’s strength is provided by its carcass, a meshwork steel or synthetic fibers.—
Wes Siler,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Protect Your Eyes The eye's drainage system (the trabecular meshwork) can be damaged by blunt force injury, such as an object hitting the eye.—
Maxine Lipner,
Verywell Health,
10 Mar. 2025
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Security researchers recently found that frontend components tied to identity vendor Persona were accessible on the open web, prompting debate over how securely the platform handles sensitive age checks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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They have since been repeatedly tweaked, delayed and reimposed, adding confusion and further complexity to the administration's tangled web of trade policies.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Put it in a mesh bag and hang it from a tree branch so birds can pull it out through the holes.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Emerald Fennell’s pictorial talents — her ability to conjure images of striking, almost fantastical beauty — mesh remarkably well with the twisted, heated emotions of Brontë’s novel.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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For Chinese consumers today, luxury is being redefined from external markers of status to internal systems of meaning.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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These boats have the vertical launch system (VLS), which could be used to fire new high-speed anti-ship missiles displayed at China’s Victory Day parade in Beijing last fall.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Units of the $240 billion conglomerate IHC, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, plan to embed the token across their operations, potentially reaching millions of users outside traditional financial systems.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Danaher has for years relied on acquisitions and divestitures as part of its growth and transformation strategy, turning itself into a pure play health-care company from a diversified industrial conglomerate.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
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For the whole of my early childhood, the bad guys were Russians.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Once upon a time, Le Labo’s Santal 33 defined the whole of New York City for the better part of a decade.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This information often signals confidence, especially at times when network usage spikes and the Ethereum price appreciates.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
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Karst environments form when soluble rock dissolves over time, creating networks of caves, sinkholes and underground waterways.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plexus. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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