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Recent Examples of two-dimensional
Technically, the new strike zone is a two-dimensional plane rising from home plate’s midpoint.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Now, Gorman says, the team can design a quantum twin for almost any two-dimensional problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
More modern analytical methods (such as two-dimensional gas chromatography and Raman spectroscopy) are now being used to profile and differentiate dragon’s blood resins from different species.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Now, Gorman says, the team can design a quantum twin for almost any two-dimensional problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of dotting the same black scrim, like pinholes in a two-dimensional theater backdrop, the stars were scattered through space at dramatically varying distances, a vast swarm of them filling every last corner of an even vaster, more numinous, and emphatically three-dimensional darkness.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
More modern analytical methods (such as two-dimensional gas chromatography and Raman spectroscopy) are now being used to profile and differentiate dragon’s blood resins from different species.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-dimensional
Adjective
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Ultraviolet light from its host star triggers the creation of sulfur dioxide in the upper atmosphere, and a massive sub-surface magma ocean acts as a buffer, storing and releasing volatile gases over billions of years.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 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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Still, the researcher Shaoyu Yuan thinks that even superficial trends like Chinamaxxing may serve an unexpected purpose.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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Currently, the simulator cannot train clinicians to diagnose superficial endometriosis.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Two-dimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-dimensional. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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