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Recent Examples of filaments
Its inner space is dense with filaments of tubulin and actin, another protein that plays a similar skeletal role.
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Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The recent radio data uncovered delicate filaments aligned with magnetic fields, likely created as the pulsar wind smashes into leftover material from the stellar explosion.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The recent radio data uncovered delicate filaments aligned with magnetic fields, likely created as the pulsar wind smashes into leftover material from the stellar explosion.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filaments
Noun
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Next, the larvae spin a cocoon, incorporating things like carpet fibers and other floor debris.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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Granted, more progress depends on more brands reporting data and investing in sourcing fibers from credible certification programs and partners, the organization emphasized, as to secure accountability and provide verification mechanisms.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But by 1950-51, Bear had worked out a way to make uni-directional glass that eliminated the cross threads, so the material could be used on the inside of the bow as well.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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Zinn had also shared the photos with other parties through text threads, police said.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hang each faux window on wires looped over hooks for easy installation year after year.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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The commission was established in the 1980s as cable companies connected communities through its wires.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Filaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filaments. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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