EMBRYONIC Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

embryonic

adjective

Definition of embryonic

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Recent Examples of embryonic As that cell divides, embryonic stem cells give rise to the trillions of specialized cells that form the body’s organs and tissues. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 One protein called periostin appeared strongly in the shark notochord (a structure that helps organize embryonic development). — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 In the early 2000s, when researchers first began using embryonic stem cells, many institutions added a second review step involving what’s known as a stem cell research oversight (SCRO) committee. — Laura Dattaro, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 The solar system’s earliest era featured multiple embryonic protoplanets that had the potential to grow together into additional cosmic neighbors. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for embryonic

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Having been born just six weeks prior, on June 21, the infant heir was christened Prince William Arthur Philip Louis by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Ruffed lemurs typically birth multi-infant litters, unlike other primate species.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026

Definition of infant

Adjective

Apply Herbicides If there are patches of nutgrass spreading in your lawn, a post-emergent herbicide can help.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
Blue spaces have been touted as an emergent wellness benefit based on recent research showing coastal lifestyles linked to lower cortisol, higher reported happiness levels and sleep enhancement.

— Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of emergent

Adjective

Even the younger generation of girls love her hilarious impressions of her teenage daughter.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Meta also agreed to make changes for teenage users of Facebook and Instagram nationwide, including daily usage limits and nighttime blocks, court papers show.

— Diana Novak Jones, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of teenage

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Dark stars are hypothetical primordial stars that, rather than producing energy through nuclear fusion, are instead powered by self-annihilating dark matter within their cores.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Their results recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters signal a major breakthrough in quantum physics—one that indicates a primordial quark-gluon plasma soup is actually possible with lighter ingredients.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of primordial

Adjective

At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
From bustling city centres to local classrooms, thousands of young people will have the chance to take part.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of young

Adjective

Following the characters’ daily lives as tweens, the series shows us a much more vulnerable Angelica (Cheryl Chase), and a not-so-bald Tommy’s (Elizabeth Daily) imagination evolving into a budding filmmaking career.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
The camp will let budding designers explore and take the world of fashion to the next level using AI tools.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

Definition of budding

Adjective

Search warrants revealed that Jacobsen had contacted dozens of underage girls through Snapchat, prosecutors said.

— Dean J. Condoleo, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
That court filing said that TikTok has hundreds of personnel trained in underage moderation and as a result deletes tens of thousands of underage accounts.

— David Shepardson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

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