component
Example Sentences
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Burn-in is like a stress test of a component to detect problems.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The plantation also became a central component in new transnational commercial networks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
When this price rises, it typically pushes up fuel prices too, because oil is a key component.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
But they were important component parts of it, and in hindsight, they told us something important: that women were showing up, online and off, advocating for themselves and each other.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Each time Crick frowned as he added another component, Watson’s stomach took a turn—but in the end, the whole thing fit together, like a perfectly solved puzzle.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.