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also cylindric
as in spherical
shaped like a cylinder
a cylindrical oil tank a cylindrical tower
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Recent Examples of cylindrical
The Scottish inventor James Watt invented his cylindrical steam engine in 1769.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Each cylindrical node covers up to 2,900 square feet, and the two-pack extends a reliable signal to roughly 5,800 square feet, which is plenty for most homes.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Tteokbokki, for the uninitiated, is a dish of chewy, cylindrical rice cakes (tteok) that are typically slicked with a spicy savory-sweet sauce.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
To get that speed, the atomic scientists started with long cylindrical bombs, but Ferebee and ballistics experts found that the length hindered an appropriate nose dive for accurate bombing.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Each cylindrical node covers up to 2,900 square feet, and the two-pack extends a reliable signal to roughly 5,800 square feet, which is plenty for most homes.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Tteokbokki, for the uninitiated, is a dish of chewy, cylindrical rice cakes (tteok) that are typically slicked with a spicy savory-sweet sauce.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
To get that speed, the atomic scientists started with long cylindrical bombs, but Ferebee and ballistics experts found that the length hindered an appropriate nose dive for accurate bombing.
—David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cylindrical
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The researchers used perfectly spherical silica particles just 200 nanometers wide, essentially superfine sand, to achieve the effect.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Bazaar Meat then became known for colossal steaks and suckling pigs while also showcasing whimsical dishes like spherical olives and beefsteak tomato tartare that are obviously nods to the time Andrés spent cooking at Ferran Adria’s groundbreaking El Bulli.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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For Azraiel Raines, graduating with a degree in global studies from Idaho State University, was a step on the road to a job in the State Department.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its 2021 return to profitability was short-lived, with pre-tax profits plummeting from $29 million in 2022 to $10 million in 2023, a year when global revenue growth was flat and the company missed internal forecasts.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Another shot showed a closeup of Wei’s new engagement ring, which featured an oval diamond on a golden band.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The breathtaking trilogy ring has an oval diamond of approximately 35 carats at the center, with oval stones of roughly one carat on either side, Tobias Kormind, managing director of European jeweler 77 Diamonds, tells Robb Report.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
13 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, her hand emerged, gripping an ovoid glass jar with a pale-yellow label.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Ovid’s godly characters are whittled down to basic geometric forms like ovoid shapes and cones that together recount the tale in some of the world’s most phonetically complex languages, such as Abkhaz from Abkhazia, Chatino from inland Oaxaca, and Silbo Gomero from La Gomera in the Canary Islands.—
Mariana Fernández,
ARTnews.com,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The oblong Xeneon Edge is housed in a simple rectangular plastic enclosure with a slab-like appearance.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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For Cracker Barrel’s fifth logo change, the brand’s emblem is now a simpler oblong shape that is meant to resemble a barrel.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Every bit of ground was drenched in sunlight and steaming in the heat, except for the living room that harbored the only wild population of Chittenango ovate amber snails in the world.—
Jessica Suarez Oliver Whang,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2022
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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cylindrical. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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