cleavage

Example Sentences

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“It created a cleavage with the United States that was really necessary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

These nutrients are metabolized by carotenoid cleavage enzymes, including NinaB and RPE65.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

Going after its leaders would risk a major cleavage.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

They discovered that Vg1-Nodal heterodimers do not need to undergo cleavage before they are released from the cell to bind with receptors on target cells.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

Ifemelu looked at Ranyinudo’s dress, its thin straps, its pleated neckline that showed no cleavage.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie