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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ovals
Noun
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Unlike some of the other pouches, this particular style is outfitted with two interior zip pockets, two slip pockets, and eight elastic makeup brush loops.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Also called exercise loops, resistance bands are portable, inexpensive, and are available with varying amounts of tension, or resistance.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Females can lay up to four eggs before raising their chicks alone.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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After ruling for more than 25 years, Aegon died, along with Dunk, during a catastrophic fire at the Targaryen vacation palace of Summerhall in what’s suggested to be a ritual to revive dragon eggs gone horribly wrong.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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The mammals, which can get as big as 800 pounds, will balance balls, shoot hoops, dance, do handstands and more.—
Kevin Lyttle,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The paved trail also includes an underpass that opens up to a cascade of glowing orbs, which will illuminate the path at night.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Even the baby's bedroom got a birthday makeover; a final slide included in a roundup of party photos shows silver balloons spelling out her name and more pink, orange and white orbs floating up to the ceiling.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Nov. 2025
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The new technology starts as a colloidal suspension of gold nanoparticles, which self-assemble into micrometer-scale spheres in solution.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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The video of the incident went viral online, popping up across different platforms and drawing varying reactions from different political spheres, garnering praise and criticism alike.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Servers put beads around diners’ necks after they are seated.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Use wooden beads, greenery, or tinsel garland to decorate.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Dancers execute choreography with four to as many as 50 hoops, creating intricate designs such as animals and globes.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The sound globes rotated 340 degrees to project a cone of sound and could be tuned to re-create the environment in which the music was originally recorded—a concert hall, cathedral, nightclub, or opera house.—
Allison Marsh,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Ovals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ovals. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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