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as in fertile
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Recent Examples of germinal
President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2025
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
That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Vinuesa and her team were able to figure out one key alternate pathway, one not involving the lymph node germinal center, with the help of a few Kikas.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 June 2022
Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a covid vaccine.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a Covid vaccine.
—New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
Mike Lillis, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2025
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
That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
Vinuesa and her team were able to figure out one key alternate pathway, one not involving the lymph node germinal center, with the help of a few Kikas.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 June 2022
Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a covid vaccine.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2022
Researchers showed last year that the elite school inside of lymph nodes where the B cells train, called the germinal center, remains active for at least 15 weeks after the second dose of a Covid vaccine.
—New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for germinal
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The same embryonic differences that determine how sperm move also dictate how small hairs called cilia wave to clear airways.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Just the same, Self also knows this team, with only one man back (Flory Bidunga) from last season’s nine-deep rotation, is still just emerging from an embryonic phase of development.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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Plant seeds outdoors 5 inches apart in very fertile, slightly acidic soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Where California' tule fog forms The Central Valley is fertile ground for the formation of tule fog, a persistent radiation fog, in late autumn and winter, according to NASA.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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The galaxy also appears to have cleared its surrounding region of primordial hydrogen gas — an unexpected finding, the researchers say, given that the early universe was filled with neutral hydrogen.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Land is a primal word, primordial even, like lava.—
Tommy Orange,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Braver Angels’ mission promotes a horizontal understanding of what citizenship entails, far more inclusive and generative than today’s narrow, vertical view of citizenship as legal status.—
Harry Boyte,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Gemini draws from their Google Photos of their old and new homes and uses generative fill to suggest possibilities.—
Sarah Whitten,Sara Salinas,Sarah Jackson,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Negron was for a time married to Julia Negron, the younger Oakley's mother, and helped raise infant Berry Jr.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The recall was issued after the FDA identified 83 cases of infant botulism nationwide, with 13 of those having received ByHeart formula at some point.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2025
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There’s a five-star spa, a hotel restaurant bursting with fecund plants, and soft, warm lighting.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Today, Lagos’s art scene feels more energetic and fecund than ever; the steady institutional development of auction houses and galleries has been instrumental.—
Toyo Odetunde,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2025
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Tap into another budding trend by stacking on stripes, for even more layered goodness.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
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The budding hopes of a Super 8 tournament return have been tempered, at least for now.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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The community’s prolific turnout at sporting events in the region is well known, with basketball games in Qatar sometimes limiting allocations for Filipino fans to avoid home advantage from being lost.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Redmen star senior Tyler Bourgea made a few plays to challenge Matt Wright (13 saves) in net, but Canton effectively shut down the prolific attack by taking it out of its high-flying game.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Germinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/germinal. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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