was

[wuhz, woz, wuhz] / wʌz, wɒz, wəz /

VERB

exist

Synonyms

STRONG

abide act breathe continue do endure hold inhabit last live move obtain persist prevail remain rest stand stay subsist survive

WEAK

be alive go on have being have place

Antonyms

STRONG

cease depart die discontinue forsake give up go halt idle leave lose pass quit refuse reject stop

VERB

happen

Synonyms

STRONG

befall occur transpire

WEAK

come about come to pass take place

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They found that dynamic DNA folding was especially important in regions tied to each cell's specific role.

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Researchers evaluated how structured each participant's diet was using two measures.

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Each of these samples was split into two, with boric acid added to one set to test whether the preservative would affect results.

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The research was supported by a federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program focused on developing materials for switchable photonic devices, as well as by the National Science Foundation.

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While this was a major step forward, making the system useful for precise measurements required solving a major challenge shared by all lasers: noise.

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