plexus

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Recent Examples of plexus The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike. Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 In one study, participants who breathed nasally, a route known to cool the brain via the vertebral venous plexus, showed zero incidence of contagious yawning. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Nerve blocks, which pinpoint groups of nerves (a plexus or ganglion), can be administered to block pain receptors and reset function. Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026 The word complexity comes from the Latin plexus, which means intertwined. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plexus
Noun
  • The items are a perfect sample of Cohen’s dense meshwork of celebrity interests.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • That kind of depth of view is the only way astronomers can get a true picture of the cosmic web.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026
  • Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • It is paired with a matching yellow mini duffel handbag and a thin lycra and power mesh sports bra.
    Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • Its knit upper is also designed with mesh zones that promote breathability to maximize airflow into the shoe.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Other things flying up include flexible repair patches for sealing the space station’s hull, a replacement ultrasonic inspection tool, spare units for the station’s vibration monitoring system and parts to improve water processing and oxygen generation.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • Regions with steady, low-fluctuation light signal stable systems.
    Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • The conglomerate already owns a British sports car maker, Lotus, so why not add another, even more storied, one to its portfolio?
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
  • The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • That is a record, though Congress remains less racially and ethnically diverse than the United States as a whole.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • The lawsuit also accuses Hollywood as a whole of negatively depicting police on screen, noting that police departments around the country are struggling with hiring and officer retention.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • That means viewership around such stuff is smaller, and the networks need to show that ads are reaching not the most people, but rather the most likely people to be interested in a bottle of soda, a specific kind of running shoe, or a new weight-loss drug.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • There are tall barriers to entry for anyone looking to compete with SpaceX and Blue Origin to put data center networks into orbit.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026

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“Plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plexus. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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