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Recent Examples of semicircle
Six quail down in a semicircle with six shots, but definitely not a bevy rise.
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Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Have you ever been drawn to the precise semicircle of a first or last quarter moon?
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 May 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
About a dozen stations form a semicircle around the nurse’s desk.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Nash Buckingham, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Have you ever been drawn to the precise semicircle of a first or last quarter moon?
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 May 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
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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The international community has begun to recognize it as a criminal structure posing a security risk for the hemisphere.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Three years later, the country boasts one of the lowest homicide rates in the hemisphere.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Back treatments address muscle tension while clearing meridian blockages.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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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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“Semicircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semicircle. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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