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Recent Examples of annular
The upcoming annular solar eclipse will be the first since 2024.
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Upcoming Annular Solar Eclipses The next annular solar eclipse is on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, when for about 2 minutes and 20 seconds, observers in a remote part of Antarctica will witness 96% of the center of the sun’s disk obscured.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The eclipses are: February 17th: the annular solar eclipse in Aquarius
March 3rd: a total lunar eclipse in Virgo
August 12th: a total solar eclipse in Leo
August 28th: a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces
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Mercury retrograde occurs three times this year.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Dec. 2025
Staring straight at the Sun during partial and annular solar eclipses can cause permanent damage to the retina, according to the American Astronomical Society.
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Upcoming Annular Solar Eclipses The next annular solar eclipse is on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, when for about 2 minutes and 20 seconds, observers in a remote part of Antarctica will witness 96% of the center of the sun’s disk obscured.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The eclipses are: February 17th: the annular solar eclipse in Aquarius
March 3rd: a total lunar eclipse in Virgo
August 12th: a total solar eclipse in Leo
August 28th: a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces
DashDividers_1_500x100
Mercury retrograde occurs three times this year.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 26 Dec. 2025
Staring straight at the Sun during partial and annular solar eclipses can cause permanent damage to the retina, according to the American Astronomical Society.
More from Axios:
Egg prices plunging as bird flu subsides and shortages dissipate
Kohl's closing underperforming stores this Saturday.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annular
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Guests are greeted with a custom cocktail and escorted to their seats around a circular table in a private room for a multi-course, multi-sensory dining experience complete with music and interactive visuals.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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For less smudging and scratching, do not wipe the lenses in circular motions.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Images provided by the Department of Fish and Wildlife show the raptor sipping from what appears to be a BuzzBallz ready-to-drink cocktail in its green, spherical container.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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The meaning of consciousness is immersion in multitudinous flowing tastes, olfactory rumors, vibrations, racing to understand before the ocean washes them away, these sensations like spherical and syncopated waves crashing against her hundred tentacles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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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
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The main difference between my form of lupus and other variations of the disease is that discoid lupus is cutaneous, or limited to the skin.—
Amanda Mitchell,
Allure,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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Also known as a globular stink bug, these invasive bugs are similar to stink bugs that come indoors looking for warmth for the winter.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Nov. 2025
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“Annular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annular. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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