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Recent Examples of disk
Large solar telescopes provide high-resolution images but cover limited areas, while smaller instruments can monitor the entire solar disk but lack fine detail.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 May 2025
To free up disk space from the Recycle Bin:
Search for Recycle Bin on your desktop and right-click it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
In the same vein as a Play-Doh hair salon toy, an extruder works by using an auger tool to push the dough through one of the interchangeable shaping disks.
—Alexis Berger, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 May 2025
The structure of the disk is dominated by four major spiral arms and several smaller ones.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 May 2025
To free up disk space from the Recycle Bin:
Search for Recycle Bin on your desktop and right-click it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
In the same vein as a Play-Doh hair salon toy, an extruder works by using an auger tool to push the dough through one of the interchangeable shaping disks.
—Alexis Berger, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 May 2025
The structure of the disk is dominated by four major spiral arms and several smaller ones.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
Noun
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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That’s despite the fact that pyroclastic flows—ground-level, fast-moving clouds of extremely hot gas and volcanic fragments—are one of the most dangerous results of volcanic eruptions.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Elam also shared portions of one of Lewis' final text messages to her.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, speaking alongside President Zelenskyy in Kyiv on June 12, said that the initial $4.6 billion pledge has grown to more than $10 billion, with a substantial portion earmarked for Ukraine’s procurement and production of long-range weaponry.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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In the warmup area, there was a section set aside for storage.—
Calum Marsh,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2025
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Defense position: On cross-examination, defense attorney Brian Steel highlighted a section of the non-disclosure agreement that included provisions for when Garcia could discuss the information with law enforcement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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The science transparency rule in the first Trump administration was intended to limit the EPA’s ability to consider epidemiologic studies like those that established the health harms from exposure to secondhand smoke and to PM2.5, fine particles often from pollution.—
H. Christopher Frey,
The Conversation,
5 June 2025
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Large particles from Sahara dust can also cause skin and eye irritation, the CDC said.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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That plume included ash, volcanic rock and volcanic glass shards known as Pele's hair.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
26 May 2025
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Neolithic masons filled the gaps between individual stones with shards of greywacke, a type of sandstone that also lined the chamber floor.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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The album’s most interesting moments are the ones that try to reveal a sliver of the star’s more complex innermost thoughts, including some insecurities.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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The first quarter of the menu is raw or nearly so (and heavily inspired by Ward’s many trips to Japan): sashimi slivers of that madai, hamachi and bluefin are enlivened with white soy, tama miso or simple fresh wasabi.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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This Best of Beauty-winning shampoo smells great and soothes dry, itchy scalps (with aloe) while tackling flakes (with piroctone olamine).—
Elizabeth Siegel,
Allure,
1 June 2025
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Drizzle with copious honey or, as Brenner points out in this recipe, lend it an even more savory edge with oregano, olive oil and chile flakes.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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Last year, PepsiCo began adding more chips to bags following complaints about shrinkflation.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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Think: common combos like cheese and crackers, fruit and nuts, chips and guac, or chips and salsa.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 June 2025
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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