as in elliptic
having the shape of an egg
the Oval Office in the White House
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Recent Examples of oval
Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
In the dining room, the family’s original China collection — complete and fully intact — is set on a long, oval table.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2023
Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The broad oval, gray-green leaves of sage can be used fresh or dried to be used to flavor your Thanksgiving stuffing or favorite soups and stews.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Today inside Paris’s Palais Brongniart, guests including Kerry Washington, Milly Alcock, and Rita Ora filed into a futuristic oval room for Fendi’s spring 2023 couture show.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
In the dining room, the family’s original China collection — complete and fully intact — is set on a long, oval table.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2023
Noun
Painted on a rich reddish background the color of clay or mud bricks, 11 oval outlines in the shape of cocoa pods are arranged in seven rows.
—Yinka Elujoba, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The broad oval, gray-green leaves of sage can be used fresh or dried to be used to flavor your Thanksgiving stuffing or favorite soups and stews.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oval
Noun
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The price of food has remained relatively steady since January. Diner staples, including tomatoes, bread and chicken saw flat or decreasing prices, while a dozen eggs are up 26%.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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Despite the anxiety that was seemingly swallowing the Toronto Maple Leafs whole coming into Game 6 after laying an egg in Game 5, the Leafs kept their playoff demons at bay for one night, and one round, with a 4-2 victory.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The mission was bound for Venus, but problem's with the probe's launch vehicle stranded Kosmos 482 in an elliptical orbit around Earth.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
8 May 2025
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The Mini Vingt-Sept line features a sleek elliptical steel hinge and bio-nylon temples, a nod to performance and precision while the Shield Pro range marks the boldest designs with futuristic touches.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
Noun
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These integrals are rather difficult expressions that started off as parts of an attempt to measure the circumference of an ellipse.—
Richard Jensen,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2025
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According to preliminary data, Blue Ghost settled in a location just outside of its 330-foot (100-meter) target landing ellipse, probably due to the last-minute divert maneuvers ordered by the vehicle's hazard avoidance system.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Build Feedback Loops That Invite Lived Experience Into Process Effective third space organizations build feedback loops that move in every direction—top down, bottom up, and laterally—with transparency, accountability, and storytelling at their core.—
Mary Hemphill, PhD,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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There’s trekking pole attachment loops, a stretchy outer pocket with room enough for a layer or rain jacket, and the combination of a roll-top closure, compression straps and full length side zip makes accessing everything super easy.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The only thing that could concentrate our eyes and minds, in this reverse panopticon of seventy thousand gazes, was the football itself, that precious prolate spheroid of dimpled cowhide, which had yet to be teed up or booted into play.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Be massive to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium (i.e., be a spheroid under the force of its own gravity) 3.—
John Loeffler,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Domingo, one of the earliest VIP arrivals at the party, was showing off his style on the lane, ball in hand, as the lively room continued to fill up.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Both of them can get into the paint, hit jump shots, and keep the ball moving.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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In fact, a new study suggests that the two spheres are closely tied, with around a fourth of people’s risk of mental health conditions, including their risk of depression, anxiety, and phobias, being attributable to their personality traits.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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While Americans can't take their eyes off the May-December romance, the former cheerleader is building wealth, and football and media power, gaining a position of authority in Belichick's sphere as current UNC Tar Heels head coach and a cultural icon.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The lamplights still smiled like yellow orbs, and the cold bit just enough to feel on their cheeks, but the dusting of snow had sucked away all the usual exhaust and smoke.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Then Kevin reports back from the unveiling of a new eye-scanning orb.—
Casey Newton Matt Collette,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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