spheroids

noun

plural of spheroid
as in eggs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheroids
  1. eggs
  2. spheres
  3. loops
  4. balls
  5. beads
  6. orbs
  7. globules
  8. globes
Noun
  • Blooms last just 24 to 48 hours, with the plant releasing a stench likened to rotten eggs, gym socks and decaying flesh.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The space was also packed with easter eggs designed for fans who know the Spider-Man films inside and out and pride themselves on catching small details.
    — Advertiser, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of eggs
Noun
  • More than 160 years earlier, Galileo's telescopic observations had revealed mountains, valleys, and craters on the lunar surface, overturning the ancient notion that heavenly bodies were perfect spheres.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Tradition of separation The idea of separate spheres of spiritual and secular functions and authority was advanced by religious and secular thinkers to benefit both religion and the state.
    — Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of spheres
Noun
  • Agents operate in loops, make sequential calls, branch, backtrack and spawn subagents.
    — Andi Mann, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The engineering team developed an internal system-level architecture instead of using extra physical components or changing control loops.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of loops
Noun
  • The buzzy, balls-to-the-wall sci-fi action-thriller shook up a slumbering Cannes earlier this year with a late night slot in Competition, emerging with many already declaring the 160-minute film to be a cult classic.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • Brook, the England captain, smashed 79 not out off only 35 balls, with eight fours and four sixes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of balls
Noun
  • The floor-length Maggi dress was delicately hand-embroidered with pink glass cut beads.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Kravitz, who is engaged to Swift’s ex Harry Styles, wore a short mesh black dress with gold, silver and black beads adorned from top to bottom.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of beads
Noun
  • Cellphone footage shows two glowing red orbs floating across the sky.
    — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 15 June 2026
  • According to the documents, the objects appeared above a ridgeline and, in some instances, seemed to generate additional smaller orbs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Definition of orbs
Noun
  • In cream, triglycerides are packaged into globules or crystals.
    — Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
  • In cream, triglycerides are packaged into globules or crystals.
    — Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Definition of globules
Noun
  • 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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