oblong

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Recent Examples on the Web This animation compares the oblong orbit of the exoplanet with that of Mercury and Earth in our solar system. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 July 2024 Water frost detected on Mars' volcanoes in 'significant' first discovery: Study Likening the orbit to a coin donation funnel, Bell explained that the spacecraft would go into an oblong orbit and intersect with Mars to descend to the surface in a circle instead of only using fuel to get there. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 12 July 2024 The camera includes a front control dial at the top of its bump-sized handgrip, along with an oblong shutter release, Mode dial, and On/Off button just behind it. PCMAG, 29 June 2024 The actress also wore a dramatic tweed navy and white coat and carried an oblong purse with gold embellishments. Julia Teti, WWD, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for oblong 

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“Oblong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblong. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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