ovals

noun

plural of oval
as in ellipses

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  1. loops
  2. eggs
  3. balls
  4. orbs
  5. spheres
  6. beads
  7. globes
Noun
  • One user request now triggers chains of model calls, tool executions, retrieval steps and recursive planning loops.
    — Srikanta Datta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of loops
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  • Years earlier at her former lab in Ohio, chromosomes in mouse eggs and embryos began dividing in bizarre ways, creating the kinds of genetic errors that can lead to Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Reduce soil moisture, avoid overwatering, ensure proper drainage, and let the soil dry between waterings to kill eggs.
    — Leah Chester-Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of eggs
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  • OpenAI’s paper improves the best estimate for how tightly these balls can possibly be packed.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now boys chased soccer balls across the square that was once a battlefield.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of balls
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  • 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
  • Onigiri Time is a tiny street cart in Pasadena that sells giant orbs of onigiri.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of orbs
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  • These mRNA-lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, are tiny spheres about 100 nanometers in diameter that protect mRNA from degradation and facilitate its delivery into target cells.
    — Li Li, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • LipLift is powered by the brand’s proprietary Hyaluron Peptide-6 BioFill, a topical volumizing technology formulated with six advanced biomimetic peptides, hyaluronic acid oil, poly-hyaluronic acid filling spheres and bioidentical skin lipids.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of spheres
Noun
  • Crews will soon use an epoxy coating embedded with tiny glass beads to mark the bus-only lanes in the city's Oakland neighborhood red.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Store Craft Supplies Keep beads, paint brushes, and other craft supplies organized by storing them in their own upcycled candle jars with a small label if desired.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of beads
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  • 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
  • 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, 14 May 2026
Definition of globes
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