disk

variants or disc

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Recent Examples of disk This exoplanet, known as TWA 7 b, is described in Nature as being located in the debris disk of a star and having the smallest mass of any planet observed via direct imagery. Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025 Also, some brighter brown dwarfs may still be hiding in crowded parts of the sky, such as the star-rich disk of the galaxy. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2025 Induction converter disc: An interface disk that enables non-induction cookware to be used on induction surfaces. Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025 That data allowed the team to observe the emission from a disk that is 5,500 light-years away. Victoria Corless, Space.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for disk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
Noun
  • The injury was severe -- a complete break across her femur with multiple fragments.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 11 July 2025
  • Not even fragments of bones showed up in their feces, the team found.
    Mark Price July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • She was alleged to have poisoned the meals of her guests while serving herself an untainted portion.
    Britt Clennett, ABC News, 7 July 2025
  • When Harris was asked about the Biden administration’s relationship with Israel’s prime minister, CBS producers used different portions of her answer on two programs.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Best Amazon Prime Day Comfortable Shoe Deals Amazon’s sale shoe section is chock-full of top brands.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
  • Ask a question about a concept from class and Claude can pull the relevant sections right away.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Kaiser consistently said that the particles were harmless, inert material dislodged by a malfunctioning water heater that was not infectious.
    Paul Sisson, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
  • The unit is also equipped with a Clean Sense IQ monitor, which will keep track of any extra particles.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Any line, any poem, can only be made of shards and grains.
    Cindy Juyoung Ok June 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • Pure Heroine is so effective, and why Melodrama can feel at once like walking across shards of glass and experiencing an euphoric release.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Those looking to escape may be able to snag a villa in Sicily for a sliver of the cost of a cup of coffee.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
  • At the front of the car, a pair of illuminated slivers serve as headlights, and a terse black mouth—patterned with less-than (<) and greater-than (>) signs—appears to jeer mercilessly.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Hawaiian Wedding Cake, which blends coconut flakes with pieces of tangy pineapple and cake.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Once hot, add in grated garlic, red pepper flakes, and onion powder.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • In May, Huang said chip restrictions had already cut Nvidia’s China market share nearly in half.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 14 July 2025
  • Despite a $20 billion investment in new chip factories and billions in federal funding, Intel reported significant losses and leadership changes.
    Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025

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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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