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strand

[strand] / strænd /
NOUN
fine thread
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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There’s another DNA strand provided by screenwriter Kolstad, who also invented “John Wick.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Within this long strand are tens of thousands of genes that guide how cells function.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Unusually, her unique production style, full of skittering breakbeats and sugar strand melodies, is entirely self-taught.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

There was a sort of undeveloped strand of cases in the mid-20th century where the Supreme Court tried to develop this idea of core state powers.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

When a strand of DNA is used to build the RNA message, it is the pairing of bases between DNA and RNA that allows a gene to generate its RNA copy.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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