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strand

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


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Most Muslims, however, belong to the Sunni strand of Islam.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Behind every roof beam is recessed LED lighting, with individual lighting control for every strand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Learning to cook, it transpires, was the second strand of her plan to reclaim some normality after the whirlwind of her early 20s.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

One important method involves DNA strand displacement, a biochemical process that enables precise programming of movement using specific DNA sequences labeled as "fuel" and "structure."

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 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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