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
  • Sophie Richards waited five years for a diagnosis (the average is seven to 10 years), and has had four surgeries (plus freezing her eggs).
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, data on pregnancy rates from frozen eggs are 80-90 percent in women under age 35–a statistic that is truly remarkable.
    — Dr. Jaime Knopman, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of eggs
Noun
  • In 1966, during the 33rd Venice Biennale, Kusama staged Narcissus Garden without an official invitation, installing 1,500 reflective silver spheres on a lawn outside the exhibition grounds.
    — Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This separating of spheres feels particularly crucial given the embarrassment surrounding NFTs that still lingers among many art professionals.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of spheres
Noun
  • Hapag-Lloyd indicated that the average waiting time at Ningbo is about three to four days for Gemini loops and three days for non-alliance services.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The makeup pouch has multiple makeup brush holders, elastic and mesh pockets, loops, and dividers.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of loops
Noun
  • Repetitive motifs in various shapes were her trademark, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations in all their vibrant, psychedelic glory.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, both signal callers struggled with bad reads, yet a few dropped balls and mental mistakes yielded a total of just 37 offensive plays.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of balls
Noun
  • Imagine this chain as a string of tiny beads connected together.
    — K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • At the bottom of the laces, beads are used to spell out Clark’s initials on the right shoe and jersey number on the left.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of beads
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • In cream, triglycerides are packaged into globules or crystals.
    — Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
  • Little, golden globules of fat are pooling on the surface like Monet lily pads.
    — Adam Rapoport, Air Mail, 23 May 2026
Definition of globules
Noun
  • Seeing the world through old maps The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of globes
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“Spheroids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheroids. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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