How to Use senescent in a Sentence

senescent

adjective
  • Some cells even grow senescent, forgetting how to replicate at all.
    — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Your skin gradually thins, and the reason for it is senescent cells.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But having too few senescent cells is dangerous, because senescence helps block tumors.
    — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The inflammation that occurs with aging is very dependent on new senescent cells.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Since the science around senescent cells is relatively new, Cetaphil has a big marketing push to educate consumers.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Though other products addressing senescent cells are available, none are as accessible as Cetaphil’s.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • One area of focus is the clearance of senescent cells—cells that have ceased dividing but continue to secrete pro-inflammatory factors.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Tatcha Longevity Serum is clinically proven to reduce senescent cells to help delay visible signs of aging.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Zombie cells are senescent cells, which are cells that are technically alive but in growth arrest due to a variety of stressors, including oxidative stress and DNA damage.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Orveda The Omnipotent Concentrate taps ingredients inspired by senomorphic science to delay the formation of senescent cells and prevent their spread.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Options go beyond skincare, with the Elysium Senolytic Complex, a twice-monthly supplement that focuses on ingredients that clear out senescent cells.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In Coconut Grove, Martin and Terra built or co-developed three big high-rise luxury condo projects — seven towers in all — that, while controversial among many residents, helped resuscitate what had been a senescent village center.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
  • Among them, the Okinawa Cellescence Complex, which combines Shikuwasa Lime extract, Noni Juice extract and Shell Ginger, which boasts a 55 percent claim in reduction of aging senescent cell biomarkers.
    — James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Designed specifically for aging or thinning skin, the Cetaphil Skin Activator Hydrating & Firming Collection was created to combat the effects of senescent cells by reawakening surface skin cells for skin that’s visibly firmer, smoother and less crepey.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The hero behind the groundbreaking collection is Skin Activator Technology that delivers microdosed mandelic acid (AHA) to gently exfoliate and encapsulated centella asiatica (CICA) to soothe, hydrate and go deep into the surface skin layers to activate the senescent cells.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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