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 hole where the waste goes is roughly 55 gallons, while the toilet is in the shape of an oval.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
The Marty Supreme actor wore a sporty tracksuit with the team emblem and blue, white, and red panelling, plus a pair of oval sunglasses and silver sneakers.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 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

Definition of egg

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In its heyday, Aqua flew around 438 miles (705 kilometers) above the surface of the Earth, moving from the North Pole to the South Pole in an ellipse 14 times a day, scanning the entire planet.

— Tom Brown, Space.com, 20 May 2026
That ellipse pattern can be seen across the door panels also, and, in another first for the marque, the graphic covers both the door panel face and the armrest area.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 May 2026

Definition of ellipse

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The technology used to establish factual decisions proved effective, notwithstanding the complaints from Croatia and Norway about whether the ball had indeed brushed a strand of hair against Portugal or hit an overhead cable against England.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Friction also causes pilling, particularly on lower-quality synthetic bouclé, leaving small fiber balls on the surface.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of ball

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Japan’s monarchy has for centuries maintained male-only succession, which is on-brand for a deeply patriarchal society where men dominate other spheres of life such as business and politics.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
According to Guzema, outside production partners were surprised to learn that the gold spheres used in the brand’s Orb pieces were formed by hand.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of sphere

Noun

The feature is also available as an in-browser weathercast, where users can select a location and view local and regional weather data on a loop, rather than clicking through it — true to the television form.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
This risks amplifying stereotypes through personalization, creating a feedback loop where AI's initial assumptions are reinforced.

— Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 20 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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