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The start would be one test satellite named Earendil-1, 18 meters in diameter, which would be launched in 2026.
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Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Oaks, dogwoods, and maples over 12 inches in diameter are trees most often affected by slime flux.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
The new simulations could now resolve features that spanned distances six times Earth’s 8,000-mile (or 128,000-kilometer) diameter down to tens of thousands of miles – nearly 100 times better than previous simulations.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
The central bulge of our home galaxy is about 12,000 light-years in diameter.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Oaks, dogwoods, and maples over 12 inches in diameter are trees most often affected by slime flux.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
The new simulations could now resolve features that spanned distances six times Earth’s 8,000-mile (or 128,000-kilometer) diameter down to tens of thousands of miles – nearly 100 times better than previous simulations.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
The central bulge of our home galaxy is about 12,000 light-years in diameter.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diameter
radius
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Within the 330-mile radius, however, are the three properties the company recently purchased in Topeka and a spot in Lawrence that’s experienced several delays.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Distributing critical apps and data across multiple regions and availability zones can materially reduce the blast radius of future incidents.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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