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Recent Examples of disk
The sumptuous visuals should really pop on a 4K disk.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
The team speculates that this dense cosmic environment might have created the necessary conditions for such a large disk to take shape much earlier than previously thought.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Occurring when the moon appears as the same size as the sun and blocks the entire disk from Earth, leading to a period of darkness lasting several minutes, total solar eclipses are a relatively rare event that are not always easily viewable.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Sebastiano Cantalupo, co-author of the study, suggests Big Wheel may have benefited from efficient gas accretion, which carried the coherent angular momentum necessary for the formation of large disks.
—Larissa G. Capella, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
The team speculates that this dense cosmic environment might have created the necessary conditions for such a large disk to take shape much earlier than previously thought.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Occurring when the moon appears as the same size as the sun and blocks the entire disk from Earth, leading to a period of darkness lasting several minutes, total solar eclipses are a relatively rare event that are not always easily viewable.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Sebastiano Cantalupo, co-author of the study, suggests Big Wheel may have benefited from efficient gas accretion, which carried the coherent angular momentum necessary for the formation of large disks.
—Larissa G. Capella, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
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Bread sold in six different states has been voluntarily recalled after fragments of glass were found on top of the bread, the Food and Drug Administration has announced.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Stencils and fragments of text are also incorporated.—
Stephanie Rudig,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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Washington returned its portion of its $33 million settlement to its Medicaid Fraud Penalty Account.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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In February, Martin removed the chief and deputy chief of the Federal Major Crimes section, which oversees cases involving drugs, firearms possession, child exploitation, human trafficking and immigration violations.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2025
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In addition, this section of the bill specifies that at least five members of the board must be IU alumni.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Central Valley metro area ranked third in the nation in terms of year-round particle pollution and fifth in terms of short-term particle pollution.—
Fernanda Galan,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Residents are being told to avoid lighting candles, burning incense, using fireplaces, or grilling—activities that can increase indoor particle pollution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The explosion blew out the unit’s window frames, scattering glass shards all across the kitchen and living room.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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Maple bats tend to splinter regularly sending shards like projectiles into the stands, while birch bats are more durable.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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At the time, only a sliver of US car sales were imports and few Americans had even heard of Toyota or Honda.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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Far from busier beach bars that draw maritime visitors, Island Paradise Restaurant offers classic Caribbean fare bursting with flavor in a quaint local home with a sliver of an ocean view.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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Before pouring in the cocktail, partially cover a martini glass rim in vanilla icing, then roll it in a combination of coconut flakes, grated carrot, brown sugar, and crushed nuts to top it off.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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Given his druthers, McMahon will take flakes falling from a Colorado sky over the misery of a cold East Coast drizzle.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the air force is increasing its dependence on Chinese components such as chips and rare-earth materials.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Semiconductor stocks — Shares of other chip stocks slid on Monday, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing dropping 2.6%, as well as Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom declining 2.2% and about 2.8%, respectively.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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