OVALS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

ovals

noun

plural of oval

as in ellipses

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Noun

The blade of the knife rolls forward and backward, loops of green onion gathering in a pyramid beside my father’s wrist.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The organizations making real progress are tying AI outputs to specific business results and building feedback loops to catch when the outputs drift.

— Matt Waxman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of loops

Noun

In This Article From fun, quirky dips to sweet, tangy cake frostings and cheesecakes to cheesy sausage balls, cream cheese runs the gamut from sweet to savory Southern recipes.

— Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026
The idea is to move beyond the familiar cycle of hitting balls, studying numbers, and wondering what to change next.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of balls

Noun

Props designer Sam Lancaster continues this motif by introducing several orbs in pivotal moments.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Considering that her designs—from the quirky and unmistakable totem collars to magic floating orbs and funky-fine rings—look like nothing else and immediately spark joy, Ashley Moubayed is keeping disco very much alive.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of orbs

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To avoid ambiguity, no string can belong to different code words’ spheres.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Other doctrines like predestination (where some people are chosen for salvation and others are damned) have further broken the world into separate spheres.

— Casper ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of spheres

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Legendary designer Bob Mackie draped some of the most famous women in the world in crystals and beads.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Robert Graham 50th Anniversary Collection uses Rivoli’s artwork on a range of statement shirts — a signature of Robert Graham — as well as leather jackets, T-shirts and accessories, some of which are adorned with embroidery, beads and crystals.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of beads

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Seeing the world through old maps The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of globes

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