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Recent Examples of plexus
It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles or cavities.
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Danielle Wilhour, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
Increasing your caffeine consumption to an equivalent of three to four cups of coffee per day can also help by increasing CSF production through stimulating the choroid plexus.
—Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles, or cavities.
—Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
In the choroid plexus, a tissue in the large cavities of the brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the walls of blood vessels are much leakier.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023
Hormones, such as inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and kinins, interact between the brain and the gut’s local area, called the myenteric plexus, explains Cynthia Quainoo, MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn.
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
However, a tuft of pubic hair is suddenly obstructed by coils of intestine and a plexus of blood vessels and nerve endings.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Alpha-klotho is highly abundant in a central structure of the brain called the choroid plexus.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
The choroid plexus is a network of blood vessels that produce cerebrospinal fluid.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Danielle Wilhour, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
Increasing your caffeine consumption to an equivalent of three to four cups of coffee per day can also help by increasing CSF production through stimulating the choroid plexus.
—Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
It is primarily produced by a network of cells called the choroid plexus, which is located in the brain’s ventricles, or cavities.
—Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
In the choroid plexus, a tissue in the large cavities of the brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the walls of blood vessels are much leakier.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023
Hormones, such as inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and kinins, interact between the brain and the gut’s local area, called the myenteric plexus, explains Cynthia Quainoo, MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn.
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
However, a tuft of pubic hair is suddenly obstructed by coils of intestine and a plexus of blood vessels and nerve endings.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Alpha-klotho is highly abundant in a central structure of the brain called the choroid plexus.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
The choroid plexus is a network of blood vessels that produce cerebrospinal fluid.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plexus
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Protect Your Eyes The eye's drainage system (the trabecular meshwork) can be damaged by blunt force injury, such as an object hitting the eye.—
Maxine Lipner,
Verywell Health,
10 Mar. 2025
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Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics.—
Jack Randall,
USA TODAY,
15 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, the Justice Department, joined by a group of states, accused Google of illegally stifling competition by paying the makers of web browsers and phones to set Google as their default search engine.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2025
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Our primary overall benchmark, UL's PCMark 10, puts a system through its paces in productivity apps ranging from web browsing to word processing and spreadsheet work.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
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Each pair is treated with a special antimicrobial technology that disrupts the growth of odor-causing bacteria, and its lightweight mesh is airy and cooling during the sweatiest of activities.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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New research estimates that mesh equaling 17,000 square meters (4.2 acres) could generate 300,000 liters (79,252 gallons) of water per week – equivalent to the amount currently trucked into the urban slum areas of the Atacama Desert, where the study took place.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
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The change, which McMahon unveiled on April 21 and has been expected for months, represents the last major cog in the wheel of the U.S. student loan repayment system to start spinning again since the coronavirus pandemic.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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But neither Madrid’s change of system nor their opponents’ rotations served to improve Ancelotti’s attacking play in the first half.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Now, his conglomerate BALFIN Group operates in 10 countries and recorded a net profit of $120 million on $880 million sales in 2024, up 31% and 14% from 2023, respectively.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The largest six PBMs operate their own affiliated pharmacies and many are part of larger conglomerates that run health care clinics and insurance companies, the letter said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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While wind energy projects have faced fierce opposition in several counties — anti-wind advocates often rely on misinformation to argue that turbines harm wildlife and threaten human health — the industry is popular on the whole.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
22 Apr. 2025
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The announcement of a ceasefire by various actors in the country is a sign of hope for the whole of Myanmar.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Its network of electric vehicle chargers benefits thousands of drivers daily, especially since they can be used to charge non-Tesla EVs.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Charter and Comcast use Verizon’s network, while Altice has an agreement with T-Mobile.—
Russell Leung,Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plexus. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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