SPHEROID Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

spheroid

noun

Definition of spheroid

as in oval

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Recent Examples of spheroid After a week of exposure, the scientists separated the spheroids into individual cells to analyze gene expression and to measure fat accumulation. — Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025 The Quantum Solution Despite the planet’s relatively regular spheroid shape, the Earth’s gravitational pull is not uniform. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025 But when either snacking on regular bone-in rodents or a calcium-rich diet, snake cell crypts featured plenty of calcium, phosphorus, and iron spheroids. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025 The only thing that could concentrate our eyes and minds, in this reverse panopticon of seventy thousand gazes, was the football itself, that precious prolate spheroid of dimpled cowhide, which had yet to be teed up or booted into play. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spheroid

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Noun

The camera can look like small black oval, and it’s usually attached to something that resembles a solar panel.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Not only did his 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace win this race last year, but the Brickyard was the site of Herbst’s signature win in the O’Reilly Series in 2024 after NASCAR returned to the oval.

— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of oval

Noun

That could leave eggs and chicken in short supply on supermarket shelves, so the public are already being warned by grocers not to panic buy.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The amounts of fats, essential liquids like water, milk and eggs, and leavening agents such as baking powder, soda and yeast all have to be carefully measured.

— Isidoro Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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The scheme change under Parker impacted Marist Liufau arguably the most of any player on the roster, as the staff moved him from an off-ball inside linebacker role to a pass-rushing outside linebacker.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
That’s not including contributions from Gold Glove winners Abreu and Rafaela in the outfield, who not only have the range to track down balls but have arms that make teams think twice about advancing.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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The three-deck sphere (hence, the name sphere class) at the heart of the ship is a lively social hub.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
The portable, candle-like table lamp was first launched in 2005 and is fashioned as a rechargeable glass sphere, formed from two imperfect hemispheres.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Definition of sphere

Noun

The rural community has for years worked to build a loop railroad and transfer facility for cargo and grain.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
To outsiders, interior design may seem like a continuous loop of selecting fabric swatches, flying between High Point and Salone del Mobile, and cultivating relationships over long lunches.

— Danine Alati, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

Google has announced an August 12th launch event for new Pixel hardware, and the teaser for that announcement also featured a look at the Pixel 11 — though without the glowing orb.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 15 July 2026
On Christmas Eve, astronaut William Anders saw the blue orb of Earth rising relative to the horizon of the moon.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

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