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Measuring roughly 55 feet long and 18 feet wide, the float featured a dense seascape of corals, fish and oversize sea stars, some spanning 4 feet in diameter.
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Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The greater the dimming, the greater the diameter of the star.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Jupiter Jupiter, the giant planet with a diameter about 11 times bigger than Earth's, shines with a bright silver-white luster.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Built by Jacob Starr, a young immigrant metalworker, the inaugural sphere was five feet in diameter and weighed 700 lbs.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The greater the dimming, the greater the diameter of the star.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
Jupiter Jupiter, the giant planet with a diameter about 11 times bigger than Earth's, shines with a bright silver-white luster.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Built by Jacob Starr, a young immigrant metalworker, the inaugural sphere was five feet in diameter and weighed 700 lbs.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diameter
radius
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And who’s to say that if Lovin’ Life moved forward with its plans for 2026 — and was facing steep challenges in the form of things like, say, radius clauses — that Bank of America Stadium wouldn’t book Bad Bunny or Foo Fighters for the same weekend, whether purposefully or just by pure coincidence?—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Amazon did not share an exact radius for the 30-minute delivery service with the Star-Telegram, but according to filings with the city of Fort Worth, there are at least two distribution centers for drivers to use.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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