radius

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Recent Examples of radius And because these identities often carry elevated or infrastructure-level access, the blast radius is often massive. Ofir Har-Chen, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 For round pots, multiply 3.14 (pi) times the radius of the pot’s diameter times the height of the pot. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025 More than a dozen flag football leagues affiliated with NFL Flag are located within a 25-mile radius of Hartford. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025 Higher currents can mean more spray, increasing the radius of wet and slick stones surrounding a cascade. Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for radius
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diameter
Noun
  • The round table is 14 feet in diameter to accommodate all the players.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • The main threats forecast in Sunday’s storms are large hail, up to 2 inches in diameter, and damaging winds up to 70 mph.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025

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