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Recent Examples of roundish
Impact craters, unlike other roundish holes in the ground, say from ancient collapsed volcanoes, will often cause specific anomalies in magnetic and gravitational fields.
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Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2019
The storage unit is perfect for round (or roundish) bottles, which make the most use of the space.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
There’s a roundish globe, a more triangular bulb, and an oval shape.
—WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022
When baked to perfection, Savillum resembles a roundish pancake or omelet, slightly yellowish and with an overcooked surface.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 24 May 2022
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Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2019
The storage unit is perfect for round (or roundish) bottles, which make the most use of the space.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
There’s a roundish globe, a more triangular bulb, and an oval shape.
—WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022
When baked to perfection, Savillum resembles a roundish pancake or omelet, slightly yellowish and with an overcooked surface.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 24 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundish
Adjective
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My mother loved to preserve figs, transforming the purple-and-green bulbous orbs to caramel-brown delicacies of sweetness.—
Claude Barilleaux,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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And still the new bats might have gone unnoticed by many had Kay, the Yankees’ announcer, not pointed out the bulbous bat of Jazz Chisholm shortly before Chisholm hit a single during the rout of the Brewers a week ago.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There, eggs develop into a spherical embryo with six hooks that pierce through the intestinal wall to migrate to the animal's organs, primarily the liver.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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Using a biofilm of Vibrio cholerae bacteria, Yunker’s team described the shape of the emerging biofilm as a spherical cap that resembles a contact lens.—
Carrie Arnold,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The lactic acid adds a creamy, rounded mouthfeel, enhancing fruity, buttery, or yogurt-like notes.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Mon Mothma’s hedonistic husband, Perrin, seemed a bit more rounded out this season.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the hint of a Jennifer Jason Leigh in Single White Female-type in Matt’s large, globular eyes soon becomes unequivocal.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Never a perfect circle, but dependably rotund, the doughnuts are large enough to tear at greedily and still last the entire drive home.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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At Lou Lou’s Jungle Room, the circular bar that appeared in the original Top Gun in 1986 was revived.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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With circular business models still in their infancy across most sectors, investors have a singular opportunity to get in on the ground floor.—
Rob Kaplan,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Roundish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundish. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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