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The phrase "as a nerve" is not commonly used in written English and may not convey a clear meaning without additional context.
It could potentially be used in a metaphorical sense, perhaps to describe something that acts as a trigger or stimulus, similar to how nerves function in the body.
Example: "The sudden noise acted as a nerve, causing everyone in the room to jump in surprise."
Alternatives: "like a trigger" or "as a stimulus".
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Coca-Cola was first sold as a nerve tonic.
The CSA network acts as a nerve centre for all of this.
Though referred to as a nerve gas, sarin is a liquid at temperatures below 150C.
The buildings serve, as a tenant in the TriBeCa tower once put it, as a "nerve center" for international telecommunications.
Think of Manji as a nerve ending for the West -- shocking, raw, but mercifully, joyously, still alive.
Coca-Cola, which originally included cocaine, was sold as a nerve tonic, a digestion aid and a headache cure.
The snake's venom, which contains a blood-clotting agent as well as a nerve paralyzer, is potentially fatal to humans.
A new antiseizure drug, Neurontin, has been found to also act as a nerve stabilizer that can quiet the misfiring nerves responsible for neuropathic pain.
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Mr. Epps looks back at the decision as a nerve-racking gamble.
She is as sensitive as a nerve-end to the slighted female whom Higgins and Pickering are handling like litmus paper.
It is that she is as sensitive as a nerve-end to the slighted female whom Higgins and Pickering are handling like litmus paper.
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