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Recent Examples of semicircle
There were no onstage lights and only barebones visuals as the semicircle of Montreal musicians played an hour-long marathon of ambient chamber rock while doused in darkness.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The semicircle portals look like tunnels with plasma screens overhead that visually reinforce the theme of each land.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
Six quail down in a semicircle with six shots, but definitely not a bevy rise.
—Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
About a dozen stations form a semicircle around the nurse’s desk.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The semicircle portals look like tunnels with plasma screens overhead that visually reinforce the theme of each land.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
Six quail down in a semicircle with six shots, but definitely not a bevy rise.
—Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
About a dozen stations form a semicircle around the nurse’s desk.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semicircle
Noun
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Its soundtrack will be available in a Dolby Atmos mix, too, that builds a hemisphere of sound around and above the viewer for the ultimate in movie immersion.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The anterior commissure is a tract connecting the two hemispheres (halves) of the brain.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Indianapolis area will happen by roughly 9:18 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, crossing the meridian at 1:49 a.m. before setting at 6:58 a.m.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
6 Aug. 2025
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The idea is to balance the body’s flow of energy—also known as Qi—through specific pathways in the body called meridians.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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“Semicircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semicircle. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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