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versatile

[vur-suh-tl, -tahyl] / ˈvɜr sə tl, -ˌtaɪl /


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Nearly 15 years after discovering MXenes, a versatile class of two-dimensional conductive nanomaterials, researchers at Drexel University have now developed a way to create a one-dimensional version known as MXene nanoscrolls.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Beyond these results, the work points to glass-based integrated photonics as a durable and versatile platform for future quantum technologies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Indeed, it is understood that clubs in the Premier League and Europe are taking an interest in the versatile full-back before the summer transfer window.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

What a terrific first-year performance for the versatile guard who averaged 26.6 points and 6.4 rebounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

If the most versatile of living forms, the human, now fights for survival as it always has, it can eliminate not only itself but all other life.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck