spheroid

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Recent Examples of spheroid The Quantum Solution Despite the planet’s relatively regular spheroid shape, the Earth’s gravitational pull is not uniform. IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025 But when either snacking on regular bone-in rodents or a calcium-rich diet, snake cell crypts featured plenty of calcium, phosphorus, and iron spheroids. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025 The only thing that could concentrate our eyes and minds, in this reverse panopticon of seventy thousand gazes, was the football itself, that precious prolate spheroid of dimpled cowhide, which had yet to be teed up or booted into play. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 Be massive to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium (i.e., be a spheroid under the force of its own gravity) 3. John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spheroid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheroid
Noun
  • The label inside the oval places the stop date for most deliveries at April 10.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The pad at the back is a flat oval that helps keep the buds in place.
    Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Someone with an egg allergy eating the rolls could suffer anything from discomfort to death, depending on the severity of the allergy.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • How long had that egg been in the fridge?
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This resonance dramatically stretches the planet’s orbit, turning it into a long, narrow ellipse.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The double-ellipse frame now reveals the full architecture of the caliber DR002SR, while the watch preserves the classical proportions and architecture of the original.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Takaoka played a long arcing ball-ahead to Ocampo, who avoided goalkeeper James Pantemis — who had charged off his line — and rolled a shot from the edge of the penalty area inside the back post and into a wide-open net.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Ndiaye also declined to clear the ball, instead trying to thread a pass to retreating teammate Jake Dengler inside the 18-yard box.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There are shooting options connected with Universal’s app, where selections include firing off steel spheres, fireballs and, as minions would have it, bananas.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Moving between these spheres is a privilege and keeps me committed to nonspecialized audiences and to the ongoing effort to broaden access to the visual arts.
    Raphael Fonseca, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Denver metro test drive loop My drives with the Prius covered much of the South Denver metro area, including stretches of C-470 and E-470, where steady highway cruising allowed the hybrid system to show off its efficiency.
    Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Tie it to your handbag or belt loop instead.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The main lobby is dotted with glass orb lights hanging from the ceiling and cushy lounge chairs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Images taken from inside the Orion capsule have shifted from solely highlighting the glowing spectacle of Earth as seen from a cosmic perspective to refocusing on the moon as the mission draws closer to the silvery orb.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Spheroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheroid. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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