substance
Example Sentences
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Researchers believe that, under medical supervision, these substances can temporarily shift brain activity in ways that encourage the recall of positive memories and weaken deeply ingrained negative thought patterns.
From Science Daily
Rowdy and kinetic from start to finish, “Goat” does in fact reflect the fast-paced dynamism of basketball, but it soon reveals itself a sugar rush without much substance.
From Los Angeles Times
At the Milan Cortina Olympics, athletes in the famously arduous sport of cross-country skiing are using another cutting-edge substance.
We don’t need any make-believe substances to catch his drift, particularly his belief that, even if music may not change the world, at least it can provide some much-needed comfort from it.
From Los Angeles Times
Systemic inflammatory markers are substances in the blood that reflect inflammation occurring throughout the body rather than in just one area, such as the gut or at the site of an infection.
From Science Daily
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