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regenerate

[ri-jen-uh-rayt, ri-jen-er-it] / rɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt, rɪˈdʒɛn ər ɪt /


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The image is at once hokey and compelling, suggesting in unwieldy terms that the monster Hansen has been chasing is like a Hydra: cut off its head, and it’ll regenerate with two more.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The good news is that researchers are developing therapies that do what was once thought impossible: regenerate cartilage, boost the knee’s natural ability to heal, and prevent cartilage breakdown in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

And a clever system allows you to spend the rage you have accumulated to regenerate your health.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

In people, the immune response following damage to the central nervous system can contribute to lasting injury rather than allowing damaged nerve tissue to regenerate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

I need to make progress and I need to regenerate oxygen.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

At the end of this evening's series finale, Gatwa regenerates into Billie Piper, who previously played the Doctor's companion, Rose Tyler.

From BBC ● May 31, 2025

Bamboo grows faster than eucalyptus and regenerates like a weed.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024

Using this substance, an injectable hydrogel was developed for "tissue prostheses," which can temporarily fill the gap of the missing muscle/nerve tissues while it regenerates.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2023

I wipe it away quickly, but it regenerates.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Panettiere gave a likeably sparky performance as Claire, a cheerleader who regenerated if she was physically harmed, and who was at the heart of the show's "save the cheerleader, save the world" premise.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The researchers tested the regenerated material under conditions intended to reproduce the stresses teeth experience in daily life.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

It was to follow on from the series finale in May 2025, in which Ncuti Gatwa's incarnation of the Doctor regenerated into Billie Piper, who previously played the Doctor's assistant, Rose.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Additional testing showed the regenerated tissue was hyaline cartilage, the type needed for healthy joint function, rather than the less effective fibrocartilage.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Then everything blinks out—the next instant, both Tremaine and I have struck out and regenerated a full pace behind the others.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

In one video I found, Cramer, a serious-looking man in his 40s, discussed “holographic regenerating medical beds” back in 2015.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

I’m learning that regenerating sometimes is just being quiet and letting ideas percolate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

These trees "need natural disturbances such as fires," according to the government department Environment Canada, but suffer from repeated, intense fires that prevent them from regenerating.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

The BBC is "working hard" on regenerating Doctor Who, director-general Matt Brittin has said.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Evil was always here, regenerating, bubbling under the surface.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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