diameter

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Recent Examples of diameter The primary mirror will be 39 meters (128 feet) in diameter. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025 Each one measures 10 inches in diameter and features four drainage holes with a saucer to hold excess water. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 13 May 2025 The petals are held tightly together so that its flower, 2-4 four inches in diameter, resembles a tulip. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 May 2025 Good for a cool, shady location, the blooms are pale blue with purple shading nodding bells, 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter, and grows up to 15 feet tall. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for diameter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diameter
radius
Noun
  • The wardrobe staple is made of cotton grown, ginned, spun, knit, cut and sewn all within a 400-mile radius of the brand’s Nashville headquarters.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 May 2025
  • The districts are established within a half-mile radius of a train station, a total of 320 acres, although the one for Beverly Shores and The Pines is about half that size.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025

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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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