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Recent Examples of two-dimensional
These boneless organisms fossilized as biofilm — they were rapidly buried and compressed between layers of rock, leaving behind two-dimensional impressions of their organic tissues.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The cameras measure balls and strikes from a two-dimensional plane set in the middle of home plate.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Advancements in understanding black holes build on holography, the idea that the two-dimensional surface of the black hole somehow captures everything about the three-dimensional space inside it.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Kagan and his colleagues showed that within minutes, neurons on microchips could learn to play Pong, the classic video game in which a player repeatedly intercepts a ball—think two-dimensional ping-pong.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The cameras measure balls and strikes from a two-dimensional plane set in the middle of home plate.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Advancements in understanding black holes build on holography, the idea that the two-dimensional surface of the black hole somehow captures everything about the three-dimensional space inside it.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Kagan and his colleagues showed that within minutes, neurons on microchips could learn to play Pong, the classic video game in which a player repeatedly intercepts a ball—think two-dimensional ping-pong.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-dimensional
Adjective
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Its capabilities include surveillance, intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, and special operations support, alongside traditional anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare roles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Spray the multi-surface cleaner onto a damp cloth.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, the defense argued that the blood spatter evidence at the scene matched an accidental fall and that Kathleen's scalp lacerations were only superficial and didn't cause her death.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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More often those concert performances help pump up a flashy, superficial look at an enigmatic artist whose closest connections were of the animal variety (Bubbles gets screen time; ditto a giraffe, a llama and a big snake).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Two-dimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-dimensional. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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