amoeba
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In fact, they immediately set themselves on the task of pleasing Carol and those like her, along with solving the riddle of their immunity, so they can absorb the stragglers into their joy amoeba.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025
In the meter stick analogy, amplifying the signal makes the amoeba appear larger so that even coarse measurement markings can capture it accurately.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
From a bejeweled Elvis jumpsuit to a look made entirely of neon green tassels meant to resemble an amoeba, her vision was avant-garde, playful and undeniably multidimensional.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
“The European Parliament is a bit like The Blob,” she said, referring to the 1958 film about a massive amoeba that threatens to destroy the world.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2024
All four of them walked through the empty basement and up the stairs in a clump, almost like a single creature—an amoeba, maybe.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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