elongate
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In the CMZ, cold molecular gas moves along elongated filaments that funnel material into dense clumps where stars can form.
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"We think whether or not a protein exists primarily in its elongated or in its truncated form might form a regulatory cue for the cell."
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These bright, elongated structures can strongly influence how galaxies grow and change over time.
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Titan's current orbit, which is slightly elongated but gradually becoming more circular, also hints at a relatively recent disturbance consistent with a past merger.
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Mr. Llamazares’s writing is finely observational and often delicate: “My submachine-gun leaves a shadow of death on the ground like an elongated ear of wheat,” Ángel notices.
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