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It’s thought to be between 137 and 236 miles (220 and 380 kilometers) in diameter and between 70 and 432 times farther from the sun than Earth.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The last major asteroid impact on Earth to inflict any significant damage was in 2013, when an asteroid around 20 meters in diameter exploded above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, releasing the same amount of energy as 500 kilotons of TNT.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
Weed, water, and fertilize regularly, and harvest when carrots are ¾ inch in diameter.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
Hail: Radar indicated hail up to 0.75 inches in diameter threatened several counties.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The last major asteroid impact on Earth to inflict any significant damage was in 2013, when an asteroid around 20 meters in diameter exploded above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, releasing the same amount of energy as 500 kilotons of TNT.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
Weed, water, and fertilize regularly, and harvest when carrots are ¾ inch in diameter.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
Hail: Radar indicated hail up to 0.75 inches in diameter threatened several counties.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diameter
radius
Noun
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Measuring radii and masses of stars appears to be out of scientists’ reach.—
Andrej Prša,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
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However, legislators noted, as of June 2025 only about 65,000 hotel rooms exist within a hundred-mile radius of the city.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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