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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

With his 6-foot frame, blue eyes, and head of thick blond hair with not a strand out of place, he could be a hedge-fund whiz, or a boutique fitness instructor, or a visiting European aristocrat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

Each strand of DNA, recall, is a long sequence of “bases”—A, T, G, and C. The bases are linked together by the sugar-phosphate backbone.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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