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Recent Examples of embryonic
Al Jardine, a Wilson classmate at El Camino College, joined them in an embryonic group, provisionally named the Pendletons after the then-popular shirt.
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Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 2025
Previously, such press freedom and appeals to public opinion had burgeoned only during periods of political breakdown, notably in the 1640s, when embryonic ideas of political free speech were occasionally put into print, including by John Milton in his Areopagitica.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Despite advances in textile recycling technologies in recent years, adoption is still frustratingly embryonic, said the first-of-its-kind study, which was conducted in partnership with the likes of Arc’teryx, Eastman, Interzero, Textile Exchange and Tomra.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 May 2025
This technique lets researchers compare neuronal circuits, as Karten did, not only in adult brains but all the way through embryonic development, following Puelles.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
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Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 2025
Previously, such press freedom and appeals to public opinion had burgeoned only during periods of political breakdown, notably in the 1640s, when embryonic ideas of political free speech were occasionally put into print, including by John Milton in his Areopagitica.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Despite advances in textile recycling technologies in recent years, adoption is still frustratingly embryonic, said the first-of-its-kind study, which was conducted in partnership with the likes of Arc’teryx, Eastman, Interzero, Textile Exchange and Tomra.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 May 2025
This technique lets researchers compare neuronal circuits, as Karten did, not only in adult brains but all the way through embryonic development, following Puelles.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embryonic
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American pediatricians count the number of ounces of milk and feeds per day, discourage night feedings and push to wean mainly to infant formula by the first birthday, even as the World Health Organization recommends two years or beyond. La Leche League, in contrast, is adamantly pro-breastfeeding.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The company said tap water should also not be used to mix infant formula for children under 6 months, and said bottled water should be used.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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Sheffield could be the emergent star, but that is just speculation right now.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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The district serves approximately 22,000 emergent bilingual students whose families speak more than 100 languages, including Spanish, Pashto, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Arabic.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2025
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When a health department subsequently refused to change the gender of a teenage transgender girl on the birth certificate, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sued the governor for allegedly violating the equal protection and privacy clauses of the U.S. Constitution.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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The other main characters, so to speak, were his wife, Sharon, and two of their teenage children, Kelly and Jack.—
Maya Salam,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Tour the Lord of the Rings film sets in New Zealand New Zealand’s dramatic natural landscapes tell their own history, dating back to primordial times when volcanic activity sculpted a setting that looks like nowhere else on Earth.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
25 July 2025
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Uneasy strings soundtrack a creature’s tentative first steps out of the primordial sea, and intense, dissonant horns blare as a T. rex engages in an epic battle with a powerful planet eater.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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Iris and Isaac’s idyll is interrupted by the enemy of all great budding romances: the truth.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
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Other modes of delivery have included sled dogs, mules, reindeer and hovercraft, but the agency’s most transformative upgrade occurred in 1918 with the development of airmail at a time when airports were still a budding concept.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Zendesk now is looking to hire young professionals and work alongside the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University to develop talent and bring them into the company.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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The restaurant is frequented by a young late-night crowd that eats under rattan pendant lights.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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Lemaître referred to the Big Bang as a primeval atom.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
24 July 2025
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As for the chthonic powers who might intrude upon us, the worst must be the Titans, primeval offspring of Gaia and Uranus, Earth and Sky.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embryonic. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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