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strand

[strand] / strænd /
NOUN
fine thread
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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The most dramatic changes occurred when the ruthenium dioxide film reached approximately 4 nanometers thick, which is about the width of a single DNA strand.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The city’s Columbus statue for now lies on its back inside a fenced storage facility, monitored by security cameras and adorned from head to toe with a strand of yellow caution tape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Senior right-hander Dylan Kerbow struck out Andrew Lamb to strand the bases loaded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

However, for this hearing, Emily had a new barrister - Jonathan Adler - who had done his own investigations into hair strand testing.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Each strand is used to generate a complementary version of itself, resulting in one double helix that splits into two double helices.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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