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Recent Examples of annular
Related: What's the difference between a total solar eclipse and an annular solar eclipse?
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2025
There was also an annular solar eclipse in October.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
Eclipse season ends this autumn on Nov. 2, one month after the annular solar eclipse eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The first location to see the annular phase of the eclipse begin will be at 12:50pm EDT, the site said.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2025
There was also an annular solar eclipse in October.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
Eclipse season ends this autumn on Nov. 2, one month after the annular solar eclipse eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
The first location to see the annular phase of the eclipse begin will be at 12:50pm EDT, the site said.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annular
Adjective
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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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To clean your stainless steel pan after a night of cooking, simply pour off the excess grease or oil, then clean the pan with warm water and dish soap, using a sponge (our favorite is this Skura style sponge), moving in a continuous circular motion across the cooking surface.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The canyon-like layout consists of four spherical structures connected by curving platforms, courtyards, and pedestrian bridges; 3 of the 18 floors are below ground.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Covered with tentacles, shaped like rods, perfectly spherical?—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One thing that particularly drew his interest was the idea of discoidal aircraft – what are more popularly known as flying saucers.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.—
Krissy Brady,
SELF,
5 Mar. 2024
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Opah are discoid fish, meaning they are shaped like large discs.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
15 July 2021
Adjective
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The globular segments of the abstract piece, Complexing, could be a kind of smudging, a devolving, of the pregnant and engorged curvilinear silhouette of an earlier figurative sculpture, Monument.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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As a wave of radioactive green slime envelops him, his body begins to transform—limbs mutating, rows of bloody fangs emerging—his globular, wormlike form, slithering menacingly across the screen.—
Laura Holliday,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
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“Annular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annular. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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