transitional
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It represents a transitional form, linking earlier Cambrian arthropods that seem to lack chelicera with later horseshoe crab-like species known as synziphosurines.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Pahlavi now lives in the US and has positioned himself as a potential transitional leader of the country.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
When Lurie announced plans to accelerate the city’s homelessness response with transitional housing and treatment beds, he name-checked the Schwabs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
These field studies also led to the discovery of another species, the transitional seal ancestor Puijila darwini.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
You are a transitional generation, said Aunt Lydia.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
