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Recent Examples of pore
Hydrogen atoms in groundwater, which filled cracks and pores in the surrounding rock, slowed the fast-moving neutrons released by fission just enough to trigger further atomic splits and keep the reaction going.
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New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
This current flow is decreased by the presence of a base in the nanopore—and, crucially, the amount of the decrease depends on which of the four bases, A, T, G, or C, is entering the pore.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite my profuse sweating from every pore on my body, the deodorant didn’t dissipate and allowed my thighs to glide against each other without chafing.
—Laura Harold, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Acne-prone skin types really benefit from the additional pore-clearing that a toner provides.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
This current flow is decreased by the presence of a base in the nanopore—and, crucially, the amount of the decrease depends on which of the four bases, A, T, G, or C, is entering the pore.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite my profuse sweating from every pore on my body, the deodorant didn’t dissipate and allowed my thighs to glide against each other without chafing.
—Laura Harold, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Acne-prone skin types really benefit from the additional pore-clearing that a toner provides.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pore
Noun
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Also, like candy, these sweet ingredients can stick to your teeth and lead to cavities.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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Dark filaments of hydrogen gas thread the scene, blocking the light of stellar giants beyond, while the blue-white stars of the open cluster NGC 2244 can be seen carving out the vast cavity in the heart of the vast nebula flower.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Her leg-baring skirt was rendered in a darker green shade, boasting the same lace trim and a subtle slit in the front.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Aburn made frilly silk mini dresses and sequin fringe skirts and draped high-slit skirts with zip-up hoodies.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
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After four seasons of love sausages, exploding body parts, and supes climbing into other people's orifices, this is set to be the finale of all finales.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Bell then take a straw of his own, sticks it into Peck's mouth, and begins sipping liquid from his pal's oral orifice.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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The lens is fully manual, covering both focus and aperture.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The book opens its aperture to the amplest of wide angles, too.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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Many of the bacteria at least partially survived, which helps to test one of the parameters for the theory of panspermia—that life on Earth originated somewhere else and was brought here on an asteroid or other interspace body.—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Sep. 2020
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The high-profile speaking slot has proved to be a mixed blessing in recent years, providing both a national platform for a rising star and the peril of being the follow-up act to the president.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Captain Hilary Knight positioned herself in the slot, back to the net, and deflected Laila Edwards shot from the point, screening the goalie and tipping the puck back between her skates and into the net to send the game to overtime.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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However, the couple separated in 2017 and Gayheart filed to divorce Dane in 2018, but the split was never finalized.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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According to The Times of London, which first reported the split over airbase access, Starmer has denied the use of RAF Fairford in England and Diego Garcia – the British overseas territory in the Indian Ocean – for any strike on Iran.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The odor comes from food particles and bacteria trapped on the surface or in cracks and crevices.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
20 Feb. 2026
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Overlapping food means that the hot convection air won’t be able to touch every corner and crevice of your chicken finger, leaving it in danger of becoming soggy.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Pore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pore. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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