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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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Get unlimited access for as low as $1.99/month Subscribe Already a subscriber?Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Subscribe to Foreign Affairs to get unlimited access.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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This is a wisp of a premise — aside from her muted graffiti efforts, our protagonist’s grief manifests itself more as general moodiness than anything particularly tangible.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, leaned on some famous Black male supporters, including controversial former NFL standouts Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell, while also pitching himself to men in general through social media influencers, creators and podcasters.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Blackwood, who was drafted by the Devils in 2015 and played with the team from 2018 to 2023, is a pending unrestricted free agent.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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While the former is an unrestricted free agent, the latter would be retained by the Yankees if the team voids his opt-out by giving him an extension that would pay $36 million in 2025.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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And in September, IBM partnered with NASA to release a general-purpose open-source model that can be used for various climate-modeling cases, and which runs on a desktop.Harry Booth, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Conversely, a more general-purpose, out-of-the-box offering from an existing vendor may work well in the current IT ecosystem but often lags in capabilities.Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Unspecialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspecialized. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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