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As gravity is related to mass, the size of an event horizon, also known as the Schwarzschild radius — after Karl Schwarzschild, the first physicist to solve the equations of general relativity and inadvertently predict the existence of black holes — also depends on the mass of a black hole.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Normally, that would be a recipe for some edge-of-your-seat action, although Ben Hopkins’ script makes clear early on that the bomb is just a distraction, while an even more sinister plot is ticking within the blast radius.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
At the parade, China unveiled the DF-5C nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile, which has a destructive radius covering the entire planet, for the first time.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Similarly to Dillon, the town of Vail boasts a state-of-the-art amphitheater that bands forgo radius clauses to perform at.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Normally, that would be a recipe for some edge-of-your-seat action, although Ben Hopkins’ script makes clear early on that the bomb is just a distraction, while an even more sinister plot is ticking within the blast radius.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
At the parade, China unveiled the DF-5C nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile, which has a destructive radius covering the entire planet, for the first time.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Similarly to Dillon, the town of Vail boasts a state-of-the-art amphitheater that bands forgo radius clauses to perform at.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for radius
diameter
Noun
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The 800-mile-long, 48-inch diameter pipeline pushes oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Use a sharp knife to cut individual sprouts off the stalk when the tight little heads, like mini cabbages, feel firm and are 1 to 2 inches in diameter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Radius.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radius. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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