radius

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Recent Examples of radius To confirm that your location is within the store’s range, visit its website and check the delivery radius. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 Activities like boating, jet-skiing, snorkeling, kayaking, and mountain biking can all be enjoyed within a five-mile radius. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026 For years, Jets and Giants fans would be confronted by endless shills for Sonic Drive-In, this despite the fact that the fast-food chain’s wares were unavailable within a 50-mile radius of Midtown. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration imposed a temporary flight restriction covering a 15-nautical-mile radius around the facility, extending up to 10,000 feet above sea level, according to local media reports. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for radius
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radius
diameter
Noun
  • The piece was 2 inches in diameter and weighed 6 ounces, NASA said on social media late Friday.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The team used a small laser beam — about one-tenth the diameter of a human hair — to analyze the tiny grains and crystals inside of the samples.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Radius.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radius. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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