strands

NOUN

fine thread

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fiber filament rope string

STRONG

length lock tress

Antonyms

WEAK

hunk

Example Sentences

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Strands of mRNA can code for any protein -- even ones not in the cell's genome.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

My 20-year-old niece, Emma, texted the other day to tell me she’s addicted to The Times’s game Connections; she and her friends play every day, along with the Mini and Strands.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Strands of mRNA convey the blueprints encoded in cells’ genes to their proteinmaking machinery called ribosomes.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 6, 2023

Salt Creek Beach was reopened Tuesday morning, and Strands Beach was reopened Wednesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Strands of hair have come loose from her chignon.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri