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Recent Examples of discoidal
One thing that particularly drew his interest was the idea of discoidal aircraft – what are more popularly known as flying saucers.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discoidal
Adjective
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Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.—
Krissy Brady,
SELF,
5 Mar. 2024
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Opah are discoid fish, meaning they are shaped like large discs.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
15 July 2021
Adjective
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Set your iron to warm, and then iron over the salt in circular motions until clean.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Rotating ports Rotating ports are circular ports that turn within the faceplate of the wall outlet.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An annular solar eclipse will occur Feb. 17, 2026, NASA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Southern Oregon is smack in the middle of the upcoming annular solar eclipse on October 14.—
Julia Duin,
Outside Online,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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The researchers used perfectly spherical silica particles just 200 nanometers wide, essentially superfine sand, to achieve the effect.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Bazaar Meat then became known for colossal steaks and suckling pigs while also showcasing whimsical dishes like spherical olives and beefsteak tomato tartare that are obviously nods to the time Andrés spent cooking at Ferran Adria’s groundbreaking El Bulli.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The globular segments of the abstract piece, Complexing, could be a kind of smudging, a devolving, of the pregnant and engorged curvilinear silhouette of an earlier figurative sculpture, Monument.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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As a wave of radioactive green slime envelops him, his body begins to transform—limbs mutating, rows of bloody fangs emerging—his globular, wormlike form, slithering menacingly across the screen.—
Laura Holliday,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
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“Discoidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoidal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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