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helix

[hee-liks] / ˈhi lɪks /








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Still, Harper and Yasmin’s existences are inextricably linked, gnarled together in a helix of favors and bargains.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

And so it goes in “The Last Kings of Hollywood,” as the lives and ambitions of Messrs. Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg entwine around one another in a triple helix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

You can look at friendship as a journey that is like a double helix: Sometimes you and a friend will be in sync financially or emotionally, and other times you’ll be out of alignment.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Form and content, the visual and the physical, create art’s spellbinding double helix.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

It was so hot and steamy out that a line started to form immediately, winding like a DNA double helix.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas