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Recent Examples of disks
The goal is to move all the disks to the last pole with them arranged in the same order—but each disk may only be placed on a larger disk, never on a smaller one.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2026
Braking is taken care of by dual 310-mm front discs and radial-mount Nissin calipers, with a Nissin single-piston caliper and 240-mm disc handling the rear.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2026
Braking is taken care of by dual 310-mm front discs and radial-mount Nissin calipers, with a Nissin single-piston caliper and 240-mm disc handling the rear.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disks
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Information comes in fragments through family, messages and what people are able to share online.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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What is more certain is the fact that ASASSN-24fw itself is closely circled by gas and dust fragments, which seem to be the remains of previous planetary collisions.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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In other parts of the country, popular anger is bubbling to the surface.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The interceptor serves parts of Virginia and Maryland.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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To create the look, Chue recommends, mentally divide the nail into three or four sections, and work in stages with a magnetic polish.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
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At one point during this week’s rain, storm runoff tore off sections from a flood control channel near Santa Monica Canyon from the 1970s.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Earlier in the afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for portions of southeastern Dallas County into Saturday afternoon, with storms capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to penny size, officials say.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Many of the young and highly educated cohorts who populate the portions of the left most suspicious of universal liberal values are also among those least likely to identify as religious believers.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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These particles are covered with tiny chain-like structures that interact with metal ions in solution.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Existing particles will now obey new laws of physics, and so existing structures will be destroyed and replaced by new structures that obey different laws.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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To make this mulch, crush broken terracotta pieces into smaller chunky shards and scatter them around snail and slug-vulnerable plants, including lettuces, hostas, or strawberries.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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Images in the aftermath of the attack showed bodies covered in blood lying on the floor of the mosque surrounded by shards of glass and debris.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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As more advanced chips enable larger training runs, making models more capable, the scaling laws are likely to reassert themselves.—
Jared Cohen,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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Customers can pick three tacos with chicken, beef, seafood or veggie fillings; an appetizer of chips and dip, chicharrones or corn with bone marrow butter; and for dessert, tres leches cake or churros with chocolate sauce.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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The pasta is broiled until big, charred bubbles form across the surface, then it’s showered with grated Parmesan cheese and dressed with crispy breadcrumbs and chile flakes.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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By end of day, my skin still looks like skin, with no flakes and minimal buildup.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
19 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Disks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disks. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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