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Recent Examples of spheroid
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.
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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
Be massive to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium (i.e., be a spheroid under the force of its own gravity)
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—John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
In situ spheroid formation in distant submillimetre-bright galaxies NASA.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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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
Be massive to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium (i.e., be a spheroid under the force of its own gravity)
3.
—John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
In situ spheroid formation in distant submillimetre-bright galaxies NASA.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheroid
Noun
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Its elevation crest is unlike most venues, and the road-course extensions feel a bit more choppy than the turns from the main oval.—
Shane Connuck
October 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Typical gravesite photos, sepia and oval, in frames.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The moon's orbit is elliptical, or egg-shaped, rather than a perfect circle around the Earth.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Guests can linger over a basket of fresh pastries and handmade breads, or order hot dishes such as Austrian French toast made with milk bread and plum jam, or a Schloss Fuschl egg with hollandaise and Salzburg Grüll caviar.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There is also the matter of landing accuracy, typically described as a landing ellipse, or the elliptical area on a planetary surface that defines the range of possible touchdown spots for a spacecraft.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That orbit in general is an ellipse, an oval shape.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 July 2025
Noun
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While the development of McCarthy is important to the Vikings this season, Wentz probably gives Minnesota the best chance to move the ball against a stout Browns defense.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the 49ers punted the ball away and gave the Rams decent field position.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, while other nominally communist countries, such as Vietnam and China, have facilitated the development of a private sphere in their economies in the past several decades, officials in Havana have in practice restricted such growth so as not to threaten state enterprises.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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While authenticity and accessibility are being explored and celebrated right now in sports, the leaders in these spheres are still grappling with the direction and guardrails that may need to be put in place to ensure that athletes and fans are both protected.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This brand-new toy lets kids play with 32 jumbo-sized felt pieces that stick onto the board with hook-and-loop material.—
Clint Davis,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The tennis ball demonstration encapsulates this philosophy, while showing not a pre-programmed set of movements, but a closed-loop perception-action system that interprets its surroundings and acts accordingly.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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The ring detail also added flair to a more maximalist sandal with chunky orb embellishments along the straps.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Coomes has seen unexplained orbs fluttering in upstairs offices on the security cameras.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Spheroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheroid. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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