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adjective

Definition of ovalnext
as in elliptical
having the shape of an egg the Oval Office in the White House

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noun

as in egg

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Recent Examples of oval
Adjective
Add a circular or oval coffee table to complement the rounded lines. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 22 June 2026 Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds in London, told People the oval center stone was approximately 35 carats. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 18 June 2026
Noun
Overlooking the Arkansas River, the majority of the 5,000-square-foot suite is occupied by a modern, all-glass oval office and a conference room, with 2,000 square feet dedicated to private quarters. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 The leaves of chestnut oaks, however, are similar to the late, great American chestnut (hence the name), though more oval in shape. — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oval
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oval
  1. elliptical
  2. egg
  3. ellipse
  4. loop
  5. spheroid
  6. ball
  7. sphere
  8. orb
Adjective
  • Most are on elliptical trajectories, dipping closer in and then sweeping farther out over their orbits.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers report up to three orders of magnitude higher sensitivity than a comparable circular-cross-section optical fiber containing an elliptical core.
    — Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of elliptical
Noun
  • Positioning the eggs upright with their narrow tips facing the top plate yielded the best results.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But earlier this year, Reis’s MIT colleague, Tal Cohen—whose department leads MIT’s annual egg drop challenge—decided to test that assumption.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of egg
Noun
  • What does touch Earth will create an ellipse of totality over the far north of Russia.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Up here, on the tundra of Alaska’s North Slope, the summer sun dances in an unending ellipse.
    — Jordan McGillis, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
Definition of ellipse
Noun
  • There's also a small flip up carry loop, which is a nice feature for a bottle with a comparably wide diameter.
    — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Reportedly, the artificial intelligence serves as both the observational eyes and the active navigator throughout the procedure by establishing a continuous feedback loop between real-time ultrasound image processing and physical surgical control.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • The new device is small and round—an oblate spheroid, technically.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
  • Insights from a trophoblast spheroid model.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of spheroid
Noun
  • When Josh Hoover left for Indiana, there was at least some belief that TCU’s situation could be better with Harvard transfer QB Jaden Craig taking care of the ball and new offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis running a balanced offense.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ball
Noun
  • An inflatable sphere not only cannot tip over, but the form factor also insulates its internal components from sharp rocks, dust, and the huge temperature swings from over 93 °C in sunlit spots to minus 240 °C in the shade inside lunar craters.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this year a behind-the-scenes spat between Hardy, screenwriter Jez Butterworth and producer David Glasser spilled into the public sphere when it was claimed Hardy had been fired from the show.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sphere
Noun
  • The silvery orb’s full appearance also contributed to another celestial event.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The golden orb was a part of an anemone called a cuticle, the base the anemone sits on when it’s attached to something.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of orb

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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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