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Recent Examples of hyperacute
Southmead Hospital, about an hour's drive from Gatcombe Park, specializes in major trauma, neurosciences, a hyperacute stroke unit, renal medicine, vascular surgery, urology, plastic surgery, burns and infectious diseases, according to a palace statement.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The hub is esteemed as the regional specialist intensive care unit for major trauma, neurosciences, hyperacute stroke unit, renal medicine, vascular surgery, urology, plastic surgery, burns and infectious diseases, a palace statement said.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Some edits disabled three genes involved in hyperacute rejection, which occurs minutes after a transplant when the recipient’s immune system recognizes the new organ as foreign.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
Everything that’s matchless about Raban’s work — his hyperacute eye for detail, his powers of synthesis, his mordant sense of humor, his vast reservoirs of knowledge and his love of travel — is there.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Newton is a logical thinker and a hyperacute observer, with a prodigious memory and a lacerating honesty.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
In hyperacute rejection, large blood clots rapidly form, obstructing the blood supply of the donor organ.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
The first and most dangerous hurdle is hyperacute rejection.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
The transplantation itself went smoothly: the kidneys showed no signs of hyperacute rejection and even began to function.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022
Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The hub is esteemed as the regional specialist intensive care unit for major trauma, neurosciences, hyperacute stroke unit, renal medicine, vascular surgery, urology, plastic surgery, burns and infectious diseases, a palace statement said.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Some edits disabled three genes involved in hyperacute rejection, which occurs minutes after a transplant when the recipient’s immune system recognizes the new organ as foreign.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
Everything that’s matchless about Raban’s work — his hyperacute eye for detail, his powers of synthesis, his mordant sense of humor, his vast reservoirs of knowledge and his love of travel — is there.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Newton is a logical thinker and a hyperacute observer, with a prodigious memory and a lacerating honesty.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022
In hyperacute rejection, large blood clots rapidly form, obstructing the blood supply of the donor organ.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
The first and most dangerous hurdle is hyperacute rejection.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
The transplantation itself went smoothly: the kidneys showed no signs of hyperacute rejection and even began to function.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hyperacute
Adjective
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IgE can bind to the surface of mast cells or basophils (types of white blood cells) and trigger hypersensitive reactions in response to allergens.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
8 Sep. 2024
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Which might explain why Trump’s executive order immediately handed the hypersensitive task of inspecting museum exhibits for ideology to his vice president.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Across the world, dozens of supersensitive detectors have been installed since the beginning of the Cold War era to detect infrasound waves created by nuclear tests thousands of miles away.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
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Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
9 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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His official cause of death was acute hypoxic respiratory failure, which is a condition where the lungs aren't able to release enough oxygen into the bloodstream.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Intensity in relationships involves seeking out acute, high-stimulation feelings that often stem from fear, anxiety or a desire to escape emotional numbness, not from genuine connection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Most commenters on the TSR post agreed that Yung Miami meant no disrespect and that Lizzo was being a little oversensitive.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.—
Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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The court’s conservative supermajority has often been receptive to allowing religion a greater role in public life.—
Abbie VanSickle,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But Notre Dame was not receptive to the idea of moving the game, which traditionally has been played in the latter half of the football season.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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“Hyperacute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hyperacute. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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