embryonic

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Recent Examples of embryonic The team built a robotic collective where each robotic unit behaved like an embryonic cell. Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025 Ars Video The team focused on three abilities that enable cells in embryonic tissues to work their magic. Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025 In early embryonic cells, as developmental decisions are made that direct cells to become ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm, all of the epigenetic marks on the histones get repositioned. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025 Equally, especially after letdowns in the Champions League and the cup competitions, Díaz has more dreams to chase at Anfield, knowing that head coach Arne Slot’s promising project remains in the embryonic stages. Henry Flynn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for embryonic
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Adjective
  • The flashpoint was the hospital’s role in a child protection case involving the infant grandson of one of Bundy’s friends.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Zinc oxide is a key ingredient in most infant diaper creams so its ultra gentle.
    Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Public health experts are urging the administration to actively promote vaccinations to curb the outbreak, highlighting the tension between Kennedy's vaccine policies and emergent public health crises.
    Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • To be effective, pre-emergent herbicides must be applied before seeds germinate, generally in early spring for summer annuals and perennials, or early fall for winter annuals.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
  • That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Two of the world’s best teenage track and field athletes are confirmed to participate.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Mariah Carey just pulled a classic mom move by embarrassing her teenage son in front of his friends.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • To get around that, the scientists first tap into the fertilized egg of a pink pigeon and extract what are known as primordial germ cells (PGCs)—the cells that eventually become sperm and egg.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
  • My body, equipped with the primordial fear of starvation, was a formidable foe.
    Emma Pattee, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of big-name free agents and superstars, the roster was populated with up-and-coming talent including eccentric first baseman Triston Casas, ultra-intense budding superstar Jarren Duran and ascending ace Brayan Bello.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
  • For the last several months, Ken Harvey has been cultivating a budding side business for his Honda and Mazda dealerships in Northern California: selling used Teslas.
    Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Related Stories As Dickens goes over each of Jesus’ miracles and other pivotal moments ahead of his gruesome death, young Walter walks into the biblical passages as an unseen figure watching from the sidelines and becoming enraptured by the tall tales.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • About midway through, his character, searching for a trafficked young woman, poses as a drug dealer looking to score a connection with a local kingpin holding court in the backroom of a biker bar.
    Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The campground setting has a primeval feel, situated in dense old growth forest along the scenic Smith River, where banana slugs frolic (okay, maybe move slowly and strangely).
    Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The little mountain park lay almost at our feet, a gem of unspoiled primeval beauty.
    Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embryonic. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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