BINARY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

binary

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Definition of binary

as in dual

consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined a binary star is a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

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Recent Examples of binary As a next step, the team is now planning to search for other binary supernova remnants. — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026 In the process, networking is becoming less about binary connectivity and more about strategic control over how data moves. — Ivo Ivanov, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The two developed binary arithmetic, regenerative capacitor memory and the separation of memory and processing functions for their computing device, all of which paved the way for the modern computer. — Norah Judson, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026 But contrary to this, the majority of stars aren't so antisocial, existing in binary partnerships bound together by gravity. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for binary

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The Tates, who hold dual US and UK citizenship, were arrested by the US Marshals Service on July 18 while on their way to a bare-knuckle boxing event in Miami.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The capri-adjacent shorts were cut in midweight washed viscose with a textured handfeel and luminous sheen, and are finished with side cargo pockets and dual back pockets.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

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The network supports more than 40 missions from the Moon to the edge of the Solar System, including Artemis, the James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Madeleine was three at the time, and sleeping in the apartment with Sean and his twin sister, Amelie, while their parents ate at a nearby restaurant in Praia da Luz, a resort on the western Algarve coast.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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