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Recent Examples of disk
In a total eclipse, the Sun’s central disc is covered completely.
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Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Sabi’s brain-reading hat relies on EEG, or electroencephalography, which uses metal disks placed on the scalp to record the brain’s electrical activity.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 16 Apr. 2026
The higher altitude allowed the crew members to see the celestial body's entire disk and sights of the far side that no human had previously laid eyes upon, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
On Earth, lucky eclipse watchers experience a few minutes of totality, when the sun’s disk will be fully blocked by the moon.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
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Deana L. Weibel, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
Sabi’s brain-reading hat relies on EEG, or electroencephalography, which uses metal disks placed on the scalp to record the brain’s electrical activity.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 16 Apr. 2026
The higher altitude allowed the crew members to see the celestial body's entire disk and sights of the far side that no human had previously laid eyes upon, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
On Earth, lucky eclipse watchers experience a few minutes of totality, when the sun’s disk will be fully blocked by the moon.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
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Within the first four months of this year, the figures are already approaching the record annual highs set across 2025, during which Romania reported nine airspace violations, the discovery of fragments 16 times, 21 air policing missions and 28 attacks on Ukrainian targets close to Romania.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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During a season-ending arthroscopic surgery late last season, a physician removed a cartilage fragment within his left knee and performed a mosaicplasty procedure to repair the trochlear joint surface.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The court struck down that portion of the legislation, a move that infuriated Cindy's family.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hillsborough commissioner Joshua Wostal has proposed using a tourist development tax to pay the county’s portion of construction, but that would require the Rays to pay all the upfront costs for construction and get reimbursed with public funds over the next 35 years.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ground teams at Kennedy offloaded the core stage—still lacking its engine section—from the barge on Tuesday and transferred it inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Golf advocates are still fighting plans for a surf park proposed for the middle section of the course.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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The fundamental constants that determine the masses, charges, and interaction strengths between particles are universal as well.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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People usually contract the virus only after coming in contact with airborne particles from rodent droppings, urine or saliva.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The 39-year-old artist was finally gaining recognition abroad for his contorted, geometric sculptures made of thousands of hand-cut mirror shards reaching as high as 27 feet.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yes, people still get ripped out of a hole in the fuselage like always, but not until after they’ve been obliterated by flying snack carts and diced apart by shards of broken glass.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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The syndicate desks engineered the pop by only offering a sliver of stock.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
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On the morning of May 14, the 8% sliver of the waning moon will be positioned about 7½ degrees to the upper right of the red planet.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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That's linguine, cherry or grape tomatoes, a medium onion sliced thin, 4 cloves of garlic, also sliced thin, 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 large sprigs of basil, and 4 ½ cups of water.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 May 2026
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Blanch young leaves briefly to soften the bitterness, then sauté with olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes and a squeeze of lemon.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The software space Klement goes on to argue that the AI boom will continue but sees higher energy and chip prices eventually catching up with hyperscalers.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Cleveland appeared to pull away for good with an 11-point lead with less than five minutes left, only to see Toronto chip away at the deficit.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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