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Recent Examples of adjuvant
The company's vaccine platforms combine formulation and adjuvant ingredients to stabilize and deliver RNA to the immune system to stimulate responses.
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Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Formally known as adjuvant therapy, administering chemotherapy or other treatments after surgery is a common approach to treating certain types of cancer and is not necessarily intended to prevent cancer.
—Alexander Olawaiye, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2024
The type of adjuvant chemotherapy and the length of treatment depends on the type of cancer that’s been diagnosed.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Radiation treatment and hormone therapy are other examples of adjuvant therapies for cancer patients.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Formally known as adjuvant therapy, administering chemotherapy or other treatments after surgery is a common approach to treating certain types of cancer and is not necessarily intended to prevent cancer.
—Alexander Olawaiye, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2024
The type of adjuvant chemotherapy and the length of treatment depends on the type of cancer that’s been diagnosed.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Radiation treatment and hormone therapy are other examples of adjuvant therapies for cancer patients.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjuvant
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Related Articles For the occasion, Good gave wintertime dressing a sensual spin, opting for a coordinated look and complementary jacket.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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Dash the chipotle-mustard sauce on turkey or use a sprinkle along with regular sauce on the complementary bread for a brisket sandwich.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2025
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Heat stress was listed as a contributory factor to her death.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
31 July 2024
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The oil and gas companies can raise a contributory negligence defense on two fronts.—
Ed Hirs,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2024
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First off, their tall (16.9-inch) shaft effectively sealed out snow and cold, while their Flex-Foam neoprene and additional fleece lining ensured comfort in low temperatures.—
Avery Stone,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The deal also needed to go to the firefighter union for a ratification vote by its members — and could have been rejected, requiring additional negotiations.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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These fish will be suspending now rather than holding tight to the bottom, so your best approach is to cover a lot of water by slow-trolling small crankbaits like the Bandit 100 and Bomber Model A. Target the deep ends of gravel flats, major points at tributary mouths, and creek-channel drops.—
Don Wirth,
Field & Stream,
4 Apr. 2024
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That salty, terminal lake had its tributary water diverted away by the city of Los Angeles, turning it into a dry salt flat.—
Leia Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
19 Sep. 2023
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To salvage the 155th Mechanized Brigade, a unit that Ukraine, France and Poland spent months and millions of dollars training and equipping, Ukrainian leaders have begun assigning its fresh but inexperienced subordinate units to the weary but experienced brigades in the Pokrovsk sector.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Despite a propaganda campaign encouraging all Americans to come together and do their part to defeat the Axis and totalitarianism, the U.S. military remained rigidly segregated with people of color subjugated into subordinate roles and Black soldiers discriminated against abroad and at home.—
Tracie Canada / Made by History,
TIME,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Adjuvant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjuvant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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