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Recent Examples of inhibitor
Duloxetine belongs to the class of medications called selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) that help increase levels of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Scientists developed drugs called PARP inhibitors that treat cancers stemming from the BRCA gene mutations such as breast and ovarian cancer.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
There are much scarier ones out there, such as the shift to healthier eating habits, the impact on snacking from GLP-1 inhibitor drugs like Ozempic, and supply chain disruptions linked to climate change.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The complaint, filed by Varble Avenue resident Michael Allen, claims Purvis deliberately acted to put speed bumps on Garland Avenue, where Purvis owns property or lives, instead of his street despite a safety study showing the speed inhibitors were recommended for public safety.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Scientists developed drugs called PARP inhibitors that treat cancers stemming from the BRCA gene mutations such as breast and ovarian cancer.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
There are much scarier ones out there, such as the shift to healthier eating habits, the impact on snacking from GLP-1 inhibitor drugs like Ozempic, and supply chain disruptions linked to climate change.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The complaint, filed by Varble Avenue resident Michael Allen, claims Purvis deliberately acted to put speed bumps on Garland Avenue, where Purvis owns property or lives, instead of his street despite a safety study showing the speed inhibitors were recommended for public safety.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhibitor
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According to reports, Rocko, born Rodney Ramone Hill Jr., was arrested last month and charged with disorderly conduct, misdemeanor willful obstruction of law enforcement officials, and criminal trespass.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Trump was ultimately charged with four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
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There is a path to preventing such a wrong turn, even if the path is strewn with obstacles and is uphill all the way.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Their change of heart reflects the inconvenient practical obstacles to suddenly cutting off access to a popular platform.—
Johanna Costigan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Nelson’s approach is using limited development timelines not just to save money, but to challenge his team to work within artistic restraints as a way to hone their skills, resulting in more the experimental fare Strange Scaffold has become famous for.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2025
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At the time, there was a common belief in Germany that military restraint had finally made their country a stable and prosperous one, following two devastating wars.—
Sylvia Taschka,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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What limits our uptake are two things: time constraints, and our ability to digest the content in front of us.—
Karen Weaver,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Because the greatest liability to having Innies freely roaming the outside world is Helly, a.k.a.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Jan. 2025
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If snow or ice remains untouched for hours and hours after the storm, then liability may become an issue.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Jan. 2025
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Jean Smart has won a comedy actress Emmy for all three seasons of Hacks so far, and may have a stranglehold on the award until that series ends.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Despite the irony of two commissioners heading one efficiency body, and their railing against regulatory strangleholds, our economic system seems strangely capable of churning out collective trillionaires.—
Thomas J. Greitens,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Inhibitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhibitor. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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