as in basic
of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject
even if you're not planning on becoming a scientist, you should have an elemental knowledge of chemistry
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Recent Examples of elemental
The elemental diet does not have a standard duration of use.
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Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Players will have access to many elemental attacks too.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Developed by Canadian studio Yellow Brick Games, Eternal Strands is an action-adventure game that lets players fight against towering giants with elemental magic.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Use this elemental energy to move toward your goals.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Players will have access to many elemental attacks too.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Developed by Canadian studio Yellow Brick Games, Eternal Strands is an action-adventure game that lets players fight against towering giants with elemental magic.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Use this elemental energy to move toward your goals.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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By Alice Park February 11, 2025 1:02 PM EST The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, and its grants create the foundation of basic science knowledge on which major health advances are built.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Each new hunt throws a curveball to keep things challenging while teaching you basic controls and combat skills.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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What's happening: Sixth grade will be reconfigured into the elementary buildings, while middle schools will focus on seventh and eighth grades.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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According to the department, its elementary and secondary programs serve more than 50 million students in about 98,000 public schools and 32,000 private schools.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Boys from Syracuse), this very ’90s version of the classic fairytale features eye-popping costumes and sets, adorably rudimentary VFX, and a truly unbelievable cast (Brandy!—
Vogue,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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First signs of rudimentary Valentine notes began appearing much later, in the 1500s, according to Britannica.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Heat will hold an introductory press conference for Wiggins, Mitchell and Kyle Anderson on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Kaseya Center ahead of their first practice with the team.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Rather than injecting the regular introductory weekly dose, people are only taking half that amount or less.—
Beth Landman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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Her findings shifted scientific consensus toward accepting dark matter as a fundamental component of the universe, opening new realms in astronomy and physics.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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But there’s another fundamental power that Congress as an institution has largely deferred to the executive without so much as a protest: the power to declare war.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Elemental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elemental. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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