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strand

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


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While the headline slots are filled by some of the genre's biggest names, there are more than 100 other acts performing to excite fans of every strand of rock, metal, punk and alternative.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The most dramatic changes occurred when the ruthenium dioxide film reached approximately 4 nanometers thick, which is about the width of a single DNA strand.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The Dodgers had a chance in the ninth against Padres closer Mason Miller, but strand both runners in loss.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Watson and Crick proposed that each DNA strand was used to generate a copy of itself—thereby generating two double helices from the original double helix.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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