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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
a college campus that was a nucleus of opposition to the war
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as in core
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
the nucleus of the movement's methodology has always been passive resistance
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Recent Examples of nucleus
Magic and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, acquired from Milwaukee in 1976, were the nucleus of what would become the Lakers’ first dynasty, with five titles – two of them over the Celtics – in the 1980s.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
One such transition was the appearance of organisms with cellular nuclei (around 1.8 billion to 2.7 billion years ago).
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
Fusion is a process that takes light atomic nuclei and heats them to over 100 million degrees Celsius.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 30 June 2025
The scientists found that PDI, on the other hand, has the power to cross into the nucleus of a cell and repair damage, which would essentially extend the life and function of these very important microscopic systems.
—New Atlas, 17 June 2025
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
One such transition was the appearance of organisms with cellular nuclei (around 1.8 billion to 2.7 billion years ago).
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
Fusion is a process that takes light atomic nuclei and heats them to over 100 million degrees Celsius.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 30 June 2025
The scientists found that PDI, on the other hand, has the power to cross into the nucleus of a cell and repair damage, which would essentially extend the life and function of these very important microscopic systems.
—New Atlas, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nucleus
Noun
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Some had been in the center for weeks, others for months.—
Brent McDonald,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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The account, originally meant to help fund both of their college expenses, has now become the center of a family disagreement.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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The shocker is a plot of earth’s temperature, obtained from ice cores and lake sediments, tracks minima and maxima of the sunspot plot at six different times between 1600 and 2000.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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As a result, the core muscles do not need to engage in order to maintain this postural position throughout the exercise.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
3 Aug. 2025
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Even flights between islands are less frequent and more expensive than most travelers realize, often requiring passengers to transit through hubs like San Juan, Miami, or Fort Lauderdale.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Inside, buttons are something of a rarity, with the majority of the controls on the touchscreen in the steering wheel hub.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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Our son’s bed started just burning in the shape of a heart.—
Katie Mannion,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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Adam always finds a way to keep Cam's memory alive which warms our heart.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
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The Consequential Consensus Whether prophetic or destined for technology's unfulfilled promises museum, the San Francisco Consensus is already redirecting capital flows and strategic priorities.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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In 1943: Allied forces, led by U.S. Gen. George S. Patton, successfully captured Palermo, the regional capital of Sicily and a strategic nexus for the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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With continuation funds, asset managers in essence are using new investors’ money to pay off old ones.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The miscommunication that Scorsese’s blurb refers to as the essence of our crise is the product of both political tragedy and B-movie sensationalism.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 July 2025
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For the past few years, Lilly has made news by driving large-scale investments in the LEAP Innovation District, billed as a future manufacturing and tech mecca in Lebanon, Indiana.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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The instrument’s roots go at least as far back as the fifteenth century, but it was nearly lost to history, salvaged solely by a grassroots revival in the nineteen-eighties.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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But such tools address symptoms rather than root causes, said Andrew Rumbach, a senior researcher at the Urban Institute who studies disaster risk and resilience.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Nucleus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nucleus. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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