as in unlimited
not limited or specialized in application or purpose
preferred to have one unspecialized tool rather than buy 16 specialized ones
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Recent Examples of unspecialized
Studies over the past decade have suggested that treatment via pluripotent stem cells—a type of unspecialized cell that can develop into other types of cells—could lead to a cure, per the Independent’s Vishwam Sankaran.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Upon the completion of basic training, an individual's first assignment will be given about a week later as an unspecialized seaman or fireman.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2023
Therapeutic Cloning Stem cells, which are unspecialized and can renew themselves through cell division, are derived from a cloned embryo.
—Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2021
The phylogeny of Typhlochactidae challenges the conventional wisdom that ecological specialization (stenotopy) is unidirectional and irreversible, falsifying Cope's Law of the unspecialized and Dollo's Law of evolutionary irreversibility.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2010
Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can be manipulated into becoming mature cells with special functions.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022
Stem cells are basic and unspecialized cells that can develop into more specialized cells, similar to a versatile raw ingredient that appears in many dishes.
—Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the ability to develop into different cell types.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Nov. 2021
Researchers have known for decades that a group of unspecialized stem cells called neoblasts help planaria regenerate.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 June 2018
Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Upon the completion of basic training, an individual's first assignment will be given about a week later as an unspecialized seaman or fireman.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2023
Therapeutic Cloning Stem cells, which are unspecialized and can renew themselves through cell division, are derived from a cloned embryo.
—Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2021
The phylogeny of Typhlochactidae challenges the conventional wisdom that ecological specialization (stenotopy) is unidirectional and irreversible, falsifying Cope's Law of the unspecialized and Dollo's Law of evolutionary irreversibility.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2010
Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can be manipulated into becoming mature cells with special functions.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022
Stem cells are basic and unspecialized cells that can develop into more specialized cells, similar to a versatile raw ingredient that appears in many dishes.
—Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
Stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the ability to develop into different cell types.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Nov. 2021
Researchers have known for decades that a group of unspecialized stem cells called neoblasts help planaria regenerate.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspecialized
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Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content.—
Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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Memberships give you access to both locations, and unlimited classes and yoga at the SouthPark location.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Feb. 2025
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The researchers compared the results for the athletes with the same measures in the control group and the general population.—
Christiane Gelitz,
Scientific American,
7 Feb. 2025
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The rule requires teams to include two minority candidate during the interview process for head coaching jobs and was later applied to general managers, senior executives and assistant coaches.—
Joseph N. Cooper,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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But unlike with Lindgren, a pending unrestricted free agent likely in his last year with New York, the Rangers gave Lafrenière a vote of confidence with his extension in October.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Brown is set to be an unrestricted free agent and is making $23 million this season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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But even as late as the opening phases of the Iraq war in 2003, roughly a third of munitions dropped by the United States and its coalition partners were still unguided, general-purpose bombs.—
Raphael S. Cohen,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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By 2027, the center aims to train 1,000 general-purpose robots simultaneously, with plans to collect 10 million high-quality physical data entries through collaborations with local robot manufacturers.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Unspecialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecialized. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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