SPHEROIDS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

spheroids

noun

plural of spheroid

as in eggs

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Noun

Years earlier at her former lab in Ohio, chromosomes in mouse eggs and embryos began dividing in bizarre ways, creating the kinds of genetic errors that can lead to Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Reduce soil moisture, avoid overwatering, ensure proper drainage, and let the soil dry between waterings to kill eggs.

— Leah Chester-Davis, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of eggs

Noun

LipLift is powered by the brand’s proprietary Hyaluron Peptide-6 BioFill, a topical volumizing technology formulated with six advanced biomimetic peptides, hyaluronic acid oil, poly-hyaluronic acid filling spheres and bioidentical skin lipids.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Today, various combinations are packed into cardboard spheres or cylinders—shells—along with fuses coated in a flammable slurry, then sealed inside kraft paper and shot from fibreglass mortars.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of spheres

Noun

One user request now triggers chains of model calls, tool executions, retrieval steps and recursive planning loops.

— Srikanta Datta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of loops

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Considering that her designs—from the quirky and unmistakable totem collars to magic floating orbs and funky-fine rings—look like nothing else and immediately spark joy, Ashley Moubayed is keeping disco very much alive.

— Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Onigiri Time is a tiny street cart in Pasadena that sells giant orbs of onigiri.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of orbs

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In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026

Definition of globes

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