ovals

plural of oval

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ovals
Noun
  • Originally commissioned for Queen Maria Cristina in the late 19th century, the tiara features upright diamond loops with white pearls at the center of each sinuous turn.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In practice, these demos show neuromorphic AI achieving millisecond-range sensing and decision loops.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The robot struggled with simple tasks, such as cracking eggs and pouring milk.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Use a splatter screen when frying eggs and bacon for breakfast.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Think timeless toys like sand, rubber balls, jump rope, and cardboard boxes.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Nov. 2025
  • His was a random assortment, the stuff of Walmart value packs, including the clip-on bobber balls that amateurs use.
    Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of stacks of money or safety deposit boxes, there are cameras, lights and screens fastened together to create two giant orbs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • These states’ extensive coastlines may explain part of the clustering, but the types of objects described—ranging from glowing orbs to submerged shapes that move at high speed—suggest something far more unusual.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In his own secret lair, Vilgefortz learns from Istredd that Ciri possesses a the power to collapse space and time — not only for the Continent, but for other spheres of reality.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • These are frequently shaped into nested spheres—though there are many exceptions, including intricate axial symmetries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Atwood points out all the beads were sewn on by hand and made from glass.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Stick with small bins for little items like paintbrushes, beads, or binder clips to keep them from getting lost.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The final women’s window displays a foulard created for Bergdorf Goodman on a green backdrop with a thistle flower motif surrounded by globes indicating where Loro Piana fibers are found.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Ovals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ovals. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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