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Anchors, chains, and ropes keep the platform floating within a certain radius.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026
Drone delivery will be a faster option with extra cost for people living within the 8-mile radius, Brundage said.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
As the clever title suggests, the show features work by artists who live within a 528-mile radius of the city.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
With the blast radius of the allegations spreading, the actor checked himself into The Meadows, a $28,000-a-month rehab facility, that same day.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026
Drone delivery will be a faster option with extra cost for people living within the 8-mile radius, Brundage said.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
As the clever title suggests, the show features work by artists who live within a 528-mile radius of the city.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
With the blast radius of the allegations spreading, the actor checked himself into The Meadows, a $28,000-a-month rehab facility, that same day.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for radius
diameter
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The advisory warns of possible tornadoes, hail greater than 2 inches in diameter, winds greater than 70 miles per hour and localized flash flooding for areas near and south of I-80.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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At just 530 feet in diameter, Dimorphos is a moonlet asteroid that orbits the larger 2,560-foot Didymos.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Radius.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radius. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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