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Recent Examples of disk
The hypothesis is that the object that has recently been ripped apart by the white dwarf could have originated from this debris disk of material that survived the death of the star.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Kaylee’s injury occurred when slipped a disk between her T12 and T13 vertebrae during a run at the dog park.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Located about 162 light-years away from Earth, β CMi is encompassed by a disk of hydrogen moving incredibly fast.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
The Endeavor features a centrifugal force spinning disk that tilts upwards.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Kaylee’s injury occurred when slipped a disk between her T12 and T13 vertebrae during a run at the dog park.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Located about 162 light-years away from Earth, β CMi is encompassed by a disk of hydrogen moving incredibly fast.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
The Endeavor features a centrifugal force spinning disk that tilts upwards.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
Noun
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Additional circumstantial evidence included the presence of Halbach's license plate, which was found in another vehicle on Avery’s property, a bullet fragment that was found in his garage with her DNA and Halbach's remains, which were located in and around a burn pit.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The two showers are grouped together because scientists believe that both the asteroid and the comet are fragments of a single, much larger object that broke up some 20,000 years ago, leaving a collection of debris known collectively as the Encke Complex.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a large portion of Iran's ballistic missile arsenal was destroyed during the first hours of the aerial attacks.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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After battling two years of slowly deteriorating vision, Charton was able to claw back a small portion of her lost world.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The novel’s composition is remarkable for the unusual way its eight sections tangentially revolve around the narrator, a West African man named Tunde.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Russian presence appears to have alienated large sections of Mali’s population.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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China’s ambitious plan to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), a multibillion-dollar project aimed at creating the world’s largest particle collider, is likely to be officially stalled after it was not included in the country’s next five-year plan.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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This picks up any dirt or dust particles that may be lying on your mattress and contributing to a less-than-sanitary environment.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement The shard bomb detonates, but victory comes at a cost.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Scott Wedgewood finally came unglued and left Colorado’s chances of winning in shards on the ice.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Really, this is only a sliver of a joke.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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About 1 foot from the shoot tip, make a 1 to 2 inch incision along the stem and through a bud to create a wedge; prop the wedge open with a sliver of wood such as a toothpick.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mix in a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes or a dash of hot sauce for heat.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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Paul loves their flake, Prue loves the balance of coffee and chocolate in one variety, and Paul loves the raspberry, pistachio, and white chocolate (barf) ones.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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That new self-sufficiency has required significant investments in AI chips for the team to train its models, though Suleyman declined to comment on the size of the team’s GPU stash.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Salon and some at-home gel manicures require a UV or LED lamp to cure the polish, resulting in a longer-lasting, chip-resistant, and shinier finish.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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