as in elliptical
having the shape of an egg
the Oval Office in the White House
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Nov. 2025
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
These scalloped oval sunglasses offer the same effect for a fraction of the price.
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Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
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Adjective
The eight-piece set includes four mini cocottes, an oval casserole dish, a square baking dish, and a rectangular roasting pan with a lid.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
Unlike more traditional pastels, modern iterations can actually be fun—especially when paired with square or squoval (square-oval) nail shapes or a sharp almond edge to offset their softness.
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Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
22 June 2026
These scalloped oval sunglasses offer the same effect for a fraction of the price.
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Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oval
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The post-quantum algorithms replacing RSA and elliptic curve cryptography are based on problems that quantum computers have no advantage over classical computers in solving.
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The folk hero makes a few elliptical appearances, along with the bluesmen, scholars, and Tin Pan Alley tunesmiths who shaped his legend.
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Commonly enjoyed in sandwiches or alongside soups, salads, pasta dishes, breakfast eggs and charcuterie boards, sourdough has become a staple for many.
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Catherine Roque is fermenting in concrete eggs at Mas d'Alezon, and the Cauvys at Domaine Cauvy are moving the same way, while the Vidal-Dumoulin family at Château de La Liquière is known for a gentle, low-intervention approach across some sixty parcel-by-parcel vats.
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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.
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This resonance dramatically stretches the planet’s orbit, turning it into a long, narrow ellipse.
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Visitors can browse books, research future projects, learn outdoor skills like pitching a tent or explore the library's one-mile loop trail.
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That said, some users report frustrations, especially around locating certain features, dealing with occasional bugs, or getting stuck in a login‑verification loop.
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The new device is small and round—an oblate spheroid, technically.
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Insights from a trophoblast spheroid model.
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After a corner kick and a nice cross, Sanchez flicked the ball in with his head as Colombian fans erupted.
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Mousa Tamari takes a beautiful crossing shot into the box from Ehsan Haddad and slides into the ball to send it past Argentina keeper Emiliano Martínez and into the back of the net for Jordan’s first score and third of the tournament.
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His goal, ultimately, is to bring together disparate groups of people from different spheres in a space everyone will feel comfortable in.
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According to his Instagram, the younger Zayas also works in the creative sphere as a theatre director.
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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.
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Another was a shining red orb of a hue the observer had never seen before.
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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