as in elliptical
having the shape of an egg
the Oval Office in the White House
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Recent Examples of oval
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2025
Hanging below the vast cosmic heart is a knot of dust and gas known informally as the Fishhead Nebula, thanks to its vaguely oval outline and a dark dust filament that gives it the appearance of an aquatic creature.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Marci Robin, Allure, 10 June 2026
No outfit is complete without the right accessories, and Bieber pulled everything together with oval sunglasses with black frames just like this Quince pair.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Adjective
Signature Oval Casserole For cooking tasks that require shallow sauteing, frying, or steaming, this oval casserole dish can handle roasts, whole fish, vegetables, and side dishes.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2025
Hanging below the vast cosmic heart is a knot of dust and gas known informally as the Fishhead Nebula, thanks to its vaguely oval outline and a dark dust filament that gives it the appearance of an aquatic creature.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Square nails are often associated with longer lengths because a lot of folks are under the impression that the more blunt shape can make short nails look wider and stubbier, favoring rounded, oval, or squoval shapes for a less-long manicure.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 June 2026
No outfit is complete without the right accessories, and Bieber pulled everything together with oval sunglasses with black frames just like this Quince pair.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Adjective
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Modern encryption methods like RSA and elliptic curve cryptography protect global banking, government communications, military systems, healthcare records, cloud computing, and key infrastructure.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Beyond its tartness, its specificity, and the sensuous, elliptical line work of its prose, the book serves as a vinegary corrective to the novel of nostalgic country-house girlhood.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Your dad yolks are egg-celent and always crack me up!—
Jamie Fischer,
Parents,
20 June 2026
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To do so, look for insect droppings, casings, eggs, or the pests themselves.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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That ellipse pattern can be seen across the door panels also, and, in another first for the marque, the graphic covers both the door panel face and the armrest area.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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This resonance dramatically stretches the planet’s orbit, turning it into a long, narrow ellipse.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Chains dangled from belt loops and wrists.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The multichannel campaign included 15-second behind-the-scenes snippets on TikTok that garnered high loop rates, with high-impact posters greeting arriving jet setters at Heathrow’s baggage carousel.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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The new device is small and round—an oblate spheroid, technically.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
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Insights from a trophoblast spheroid model.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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Evidence of that is starting forward Mikel Oyarzabal becoming the first player on record since the 1966 tournament to fail to touch the ball once in the first 30 minutes against the Blue Sharks, according to Opta Stats.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Schwarber led off the Phillies’ huge inning with a solo homer off Mets starter Freddy Peralta, sending the ball 456 feet into the second deck in right field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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People around Putin cannot afford to step outside their sphere of responsibility or encroach on someone else’s interests (with some exceptions in the military and security services).—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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Glass, an undrafted rookie, has some appeal in the long-term developmental sphere, similar to Hecht and Samac.—
Mike Kaye
June 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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The items and blueprints for the items can be found in shops, claw machines, the flower basket crafting mission, the box of fortune, and the orb roll challenge.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Another was a shining red orb of a hue the observer had never seen before.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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