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MOREOVER
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In addition
Example:
what is more, there's no sign of a change
Synonyms:
furthermore; moreover; what is more
Classified under:
Context examples:
The oncogenic product VPAC1 is overexpressed in a variety of cancer cell types, moreover, it is overexpressed in 100% of breast tumors at the onset of the cancer.
(Copper Cu 64 TP3805, NCI Thesaurus)
Moreover, melanoma development is strongly associated with inactivation of the p16INK4a/CDK4,6/pRb and p14ARF/HMD2/p53 tumor suppressor pathways.
(Melanoma Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Moreover, while normal flies create more of these connections when their motor neurons are more active, flies without the Arc gene failed to do so.
(Memory gene goes viral, National Institutes of Health)
Moreover, each additional 12-ounce drink increased the risk even more.
(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Moreover, recent studies in mice have shown that during sleep – including REM sleep – the brain selectively prunes synaptic connections made between neurons involved in certain types of learning.
(The brain may actively forget during dream sleep, National Institutes of Health)
Moreover, this region — unlike the rest of HA’s head — varies little from strain to strain.
(Human antibody reveals hidden vulnerability in influenza virus, National Institutes of Health)
Moreover, the rats became exhausted much earlier than normal.
(Star-like cells may help the brain tune breathing rhythms, National Institutes of Health)
Moreover, the association between a higher estimated enzyme activity with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases hasn't been established in children until now.
(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The journey would moreover give her a peep at Jane; and, in short, as the time drew near, she would have been very sorry for any delay.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
And, moreover, if you must go to the sea, it had better not have been to South End.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
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