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Recent Examples of adjuvant
The company's vaccine platforms combine formulation and adjuvant ingredients to stabilize and deliver RNA to the immune system to stimulate responses.
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Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Formally known as adjuvant therapy, administering chemotherapy or other treatments after surgery is a common approach to treating certain types of cancer and is not necessarily intended to prevent cancer.
—Alexander Olawaiye, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2024
The type of adjuvant chemotherapy and the length of treatment depends on the type of cancer that’s been diagnosed.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Radiation treatment and hormone therapy are other examples of adjuvant therapies for cancer patients.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Formally known as adjuvant therapy, administering chemotherapy or other treatments after surgery is a common approach to treating certain types of cancer and is not necessarily intended to prevent cancer.
—Alexander Olawaiye, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2024
The type of adjuvant chemotherapy and the length of treatment depends on the type of cancer that’s been diagnosed.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Radiation treatment and hormone therapy are other examples of adjuvant therapies for cancer patients.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjuvant
Adjective
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Having complementary driving styles will inevitably be helpful.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Travelers frequently bemoan the ultra-budget airline’s tiny seats, frequent delays, baggage fees, and lack of complementary snack and drinks.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Heat stress was listed as a contributory factor to her death.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
31 July 2024
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The oil and gas companies can raise a contributory negligence defense on two fronts.—
Ed Hirs,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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After the initial 24-hour blackout, The People’s Union has scheduled additional weeklong boycotts of specific companies throughout the year, targeting Amazon, Nestlé, Walmart, General Mills, Target and McDonald’s.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Support for European productions: The fund will provide audiovisual producers with access to additional sources of funding beyond traditional schemes, helping to retain intellectual property and commercial rights within Europe.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These fish will be suspending now rather than holding tight to the bottom, so your best approach is to cover a lot of water by slow-trolling small crankbaits like the Bandit 100 and Bomber Model A. Target the deep ends of gravel flats, major points at tributary mouths, and creek-channel drops.—
Don Wirth,
Field & Stream,
4 Apr. 2024
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That salty, terminal lake had its tributary water diverted away by the city of Los Angeles, turning it into a dry salt flat.—
Leia Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
19 Sep. 2023
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But all our doctrines are subordinate to the question of who Jesus is.—
Gordon Pennertz,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Annoyed by her subordinate role at Atelier (though she’s had the job for less than six months), Kriska boldly declares that Monica is self-centered.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Adjuvant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjuvant. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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