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Recent Examples of ventral
Then, using a technique called chemogenetics, whereby scientists can use drugs to control specific brain cells, the researchers suppressed a circuit between two brain regions called the ventral striatum and the ventral pallidum—both are known to be involved in motivation.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Equipped with a ventral air intake, the missile is believed to sustain powered hypersonic flight at Mach 10 or higher, giving it longer range and greater flexibility than boost-glide systems.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Blazars are a ventral hub of power and light within these galaxies that aren’t powered by stars.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2026
When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Equipped with a ventral air intake, the missile is believed to sustain powered hypersonic flight at Mach 10 or higher, giving it longer range and greater flexibility than boost-glide systems.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Blazars are a ventral hub of power and light within these galaxies that aren’t powered by stars.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventral
Adjective
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At the core of the system is the ability to read ErrPs generated in the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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The company plans to target the anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region linked to the emotional experience of pain.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Storms may organize along frontal boundaries, continuing into the evening before tapering off.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rainy weather returns by mid-week A frontal system will bring clouds and rain, perhaps a few thunderstorms by Wednesday afternoon temperatures falling through the day on Wednesday as a front lifts to our North.—
Gregory Padgett,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After talking with the 911 operator, the family ran out the front door.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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First-responders were congregated inside the QuikTrip and outside its front doors when Williams returned to the parking lot, according to the lawsuit.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This context brings to the fore several questions: is Disney using this as a way to crowdsource new content ideas with their current IP?—
Damion Taylor,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Seeing the whole project laid out and discovering just how much African decolonization movements in the ’60s and beyond brought to the fore African filmmakers and filmmakers around the diaspora who were really stepping behind the camera for the first time and telling their stories.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Ventral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventral. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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