plexus

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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. 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 Little’s plexus and ... 10. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plexus
Noun
  • This surgery involves creating a flap in the trabecular meshwork to allow fluid to drain.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • The survey polled 1,033 adults via web, phone and field interviews from Feb. 4 -12 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.
    Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
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    PCMAG, PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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    Tiana Randall, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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    Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But the consequences of dismantling government agencies, systems and services could be more widespread and severe than slimming down a tech company.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The unprecedented assault cuts off all communication systems and digital devices for a full minute, causing chaos, a significant loss of life, and the ominous threat of another impending strike.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Still, a potential acquisition of Versace would give Prada a strong boost and help the brand on its quest to even the playing field with the other luxury conglomerates.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The multinational conglomerate, which recently posted a 70% drop in full-year profit, owns household names including Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Nevertheless, prophets of doom might keep in mind that their darkest predictions have been, on the whole, a little premature.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Invincible continues to put out a string of exceptional episodes here in season 3, and on the whole, yes, this seems to be going a whole lot better than season 2.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Charter renewals Amid the Acero fallout, the board will vote on renewal terms for 15 other charter networks at its monthly meeting in two weeks.
    Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The company and Trump’s team have confirmed that that have been in settlement talks, sparking worries that the network would deliver a payout to the president to try to ease the way for the merger’s completion.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plexus. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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