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amoeba

[uh-mee-buh] / əˈmi bə /
NOUN
protozoa
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Its undulating form has earned its share of abuse, and it has been compared to a pancake or an amoeba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In fact, they immediately set themselves on the task of pleasing Carol and those like her, along with solving the riddle of their immunity, so they can absorb the stragglers into their joy amoeba.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

From a bejeweled Elvis jumpsuit to a look made entirely of neon green tassels meant to resemble an amoeba, her vision was avant-garde, playful and undeniably multidimensional.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

In Kerala this year, more than 70 people have been diagnosed and 19 have died from the brain-eating amoeba.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

Life, my friend Bando once said, is meeting problems and solving them whether you are an amoeba or a space traveller.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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