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Carrots are typically harvested once the roots are about 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter.
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Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 1 June 2026
As of Monday morning, the Tuesday storms were expected to bring up to quarter-sized hail roughly an inch in diameter, up to 60 mph winds, heavy rain and flash flooding, according to the outlook.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
The storm also produced hail about 1 inch in diameter and caused flash flooding in Kansas City’s Northland.
—Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
The cars are, in a word, intimate—essentially a 5-foot diameter barrel with narrow doors and vertical windows.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
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Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 1 June 2026
As of Monday morning, the Tuesday storms were expected to bring up to quarter-sized hail roughly an inch in diameter, up to 60 mph winds, heavy rain and flash flooding, according to the outlook.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
The storm also produced hail about 1 inch in diameter and caused flash flooding in Kansas City’s Northland.
—Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
The cars are, in a word, intimate—essentially a 5-foot diameter barrel with narrow doors and vertical windows.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diameter
radius
Noun
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Roanoke River Greenway The Virginia Blue Ridge region (which includes Roanoke and surrounding communities within an hour's radius) has hundreds of miles of trails that nature lovers can tackle on foot or by bike.—
Julekha Dash,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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Based on all of these factors, astronomers now believe NWA 12774 once belonged to a young protoplanet with a radius anywhere from 621 to 2,050 miles wide.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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