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Recent Examples of hyperacute
Some edits disabled three genes involved in hyperacute rejection, which occurs minutes after a transplant when the recipient’s immune system recognizes the new organ as foreign.
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Emily Mullin, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
Everything that’s matchless about Raban’s work — his hyperacute eye for detail, his powers of synthesis, his mordant sense of humor, his vast reservoirs of knowledge and his love of travel — is there.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Newton is a logical thinker and a hyperacute observer, with a prodigious memory and a lacerating honesty.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
In hyperacute rejection, large blood clots rapidly form, obstructing the blood supply of the donor organ.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
The first and most dangerous hurdle is hyperacute rejection.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
The transplantation itself went smoothly: the kidneys showed no signs of hyperacute rejection and even began to function.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022
Emily Mullin, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
Everything that’s matchless about Raban’s work — his hyperacute eye for detail, his powers of synthesis, his mordant sense of humor, his vast reservoirs of knowledge and his love of travel — is there.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Newton is a logical thinker and a hyperacute observer, with a prodigious memory and a lacerating honesty.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
In hyperacute rejection, large blood clots rapidly form, obstructing the blood supply of the donor organ.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
The first and most dangerous hurdle is hyperacute rejection.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
The transplantation itself went smoothly: the kidneys showed no signs of hyperacute rejection and even began to function.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperacute
Adjective
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An allergy occurs when the body recognizes safe substances as dangerous, causing a hypersensitive immune reaction.—
Daniel More,
Verywell Health,
17 Jan. 2025
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This new immunity might also have had a downside in the form of allergies that come with a hypersensitive immune system.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
9 Sep. 2024
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The problem is that investors are supersensitive to the Fed’s views.—
James Mackintosh,
WSJ,
22 June 2021
Adjective
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Hot flashes are sudden and intense feelings of heat - heat that is especially acute over the neck, chest, and face, explains Dr. Ruta Nonacs, a perinatal and reproductive psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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The problem is so acute that Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, recently appointed a housing czar to spur a search for solutions in Europe.—
Liz Alderman,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.—
Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Sep. 2023
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These young ideas rarely do — and the invaluable lesson that students glean from that realization will be lost forever if administrators cut them off at the knees by continuing to appease oversensitive cry-bullies whose antics threaten these vital sandboxes.—
Brian Anderson,
National Review,
12 Sep. 2020
Adjective
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The breeding season for coyotes occurs in February and March when females are receptive.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Would Congress – and the people of America – have been as receptive?—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Hyperacute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperacute. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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