hemisphere

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Recent Examples of hemisphere And while it was given the honor because of its frequent sightings on preppy summer colonies from Bar Harbor to Bermuda, its place of origin is an entire hemisphere away. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 June 2025 The highlight was Pedro Neto scoring the opening goal (below) after a change of direction that sent Ryan Hollingshead sliding into the wrong hemisphere. Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 June 2025 The leading hemispheres of these two moons were darker and redder than their trailing hemispheres, shattering previous assumptions. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2025 Most countries in the Americas have birthright citizenship — the countries of this hemisphere encouraged migrations and saw citizenship as a vehicle to quickly integrate the newcomer into their societies. Thomas Wenski, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hemisphere
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Noun
  • Aldebaran is crossing the meridian at midnight around Thanksgiving ... and at around 9 p.m. in mid-January.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2025
  • Moonrise for the Cincinnati area should happen around 6:13 p.m., crossing the meridian at 12:49 a.m. and setting by 7:41 a.m. Thursday, June 12.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • In 2003, Bromley added a third semicircle to the house, at the end of an addition on the ground floor.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 July 2025
  • Given the way the AT winds around valleys and gaps in slow semicircles, one side often offers a long drop into the woods below.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025

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“Hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemisphere. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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