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Recent Examples of diameter
The halves of each pulley move to and away from each other, changing the effective diameter of the pulleys.
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Ed Sokalski, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Dig a planting hole 18 to 24 inches in diameter and 15 to 18 inches deep.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
Totems and totems with flags, less than 7 feet tall, and less than 1 inch in diameter.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Feb. 2026
One suspect is shown holding a snowball at least a foot in diameter with both hands.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Ed Sokalski, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Dig a planting hole 18 to 24 inches in diameter and 15 to 18 inches deep.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
Totems and totems with flags, less than 7 feet tall, and less than 1 inch in diameter.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Feb. 2026
One suspect is shown holding a snowball at least a foot in diameter with both hands.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diameter
radius
Noun
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The club has identified 855 species of flowers growing wild within a 25-mile radius of Julian.—
Martina Schimitschek,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is warning residents within a 5-mile radius of a massive warehouse fire that has been burning since Thursday morning to stay inside as much as possible.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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