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Recent Examples of semicircle
Early that afternoon, the officers walked into a conference room where about a dozen relatives—including Ryan’s mother, stepfather, father, and three siblings, plus Emily’s mother and father—sat in chairs in a semicircle.
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
With a hundred or so onlookers seated in chairs positioned in a semicircle in the library lobby, the contestants took turns busting rhymes.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere a young pirate boy grins so broadly that the bottom half of his face is enveloped in a perfect semicircle of teeth.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Black Rock City is laid out in a semicircle, with streets named alphabetically from A to J and sections named for times.
—Siobhan McAndrew, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
With a hundred or so onlookers seated in chairs positioned in a semicircle in the library lobby, the contestants took turns busting rhymes.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere a young pirate boy grins so broadly that the bottom half of his face is enveloped in a perfect semicircle of teeth.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Black Rock City is laid out in a semicircle, with streets named alphabetically from A to J and sections named for times.
—Siobhan McAndrew, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semicircle
Noun
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In Spanish, América often means the entire hemisphere, not a single nation, and the distinction mattered to millions watching from afar.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Scientists say rising outbreaks across the hemisphere are linked to declining vaccination rates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The first is an 18-karat pink-gold model on an Arroyo gray calf leather strap with a silvery dial in a grid-style globe pattern, where the meridians and parallels are engraved and polished.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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Moonrise for the Indianapolis area will happen by roughly 5:27 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, crossing the meridian at 12:03 a.m. before setting at 7:29 a.m. Thursday.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Semicircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semicircle. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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