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Recent Examples of spheroid
In situ spheroid formation in distant submillimetre-bright galaxies NASA.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Unlike previous bioprinting options that lack the necessary, spheroids better approximate cell densities seen in the human body.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
The disk’s material will most likely fall onto the embryonic moon from the radial (in-out) direction, sculpting the satellite into an egg or football shape—what’s called a prolate spheroid—with the long axis pointing toward the parent body.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
In general the studies kept the airway spheroids embedded and immobilized in a protein-rich gel called Matrigel.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Unlike previous bioprinting options that lack the necessary, spheroids better approximate cell densities seen in the human body.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
The disk’s material will most likely fall onto the embryonic moon from the radial (in-out) direction, sculpting the satellite into an egg or football shape—what’s called a prolate spheroid—with the long axis pointing toward the parent body.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
In general the studies kept the airway spheroids embedded and immobilized in a protein-rich gel called Matrigel.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheroid
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In the past few years, anything with a high price point that promises quality — a $759 Le Creuset cast iron oval casserole dish, or a $1,270 Acqua di Parma jumbo candle — can also be marketed as premium.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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President Donald Trump’s administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelan deportees to languish in Salvadoran prisons this year, joking with Mr. Bukele in the oval office in April about imprisoning U.S. citizens in El Salvador as well.—
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 June 2025
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Munn’s doctor put her on a special IVF protocol for cancer patients and was able to retrieve seven eggs (at Munn’s age, about one in 10 eggs is healthy).—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The organization said some people use fake eggs to help their hens with laying.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Since the Earth’s orbit is an ellipse and not a circle, the planet is about 1.7% closer to the Sun in early January compared with its annual average.—
Steven R. Fassnacht,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2025
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These integrals are rather difficult expressions that started off as parts of an attempt to measure the circumference of an ellipse.—
Richard Jensen,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2025
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The $50 Oasis is her take on the WNBA’s official basketball, while Envision ($28) is Clark’s version of Wilson’s outdoor ball.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Perez worked a full count, then walked to first base on ball four.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2025
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The official dimpled sphere of the Deutsche Golf Verband (Deutschland’s equivalent of the USGA), Snyder launched stateside earlier this year after establishing a presence in their home country over the past half decade.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Knowing yourself is difficult, in part, because some behaviors and attitudes stem from the unconscious mind, outside your sphere of awareness.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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Celebrating these small wins not only provides immediate satisfaction but also creates a positive feedback loop that encourages staff to keep striving for excellence.—
Sacha Obaid,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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His eyes are glued to his work computer, where Blue Smiley plays on a loop every day, Monday through Saturday.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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Massive orbs of ground beef are set in a shallow pool of ragù, red and glistening, and are served as often alongside pasta as without.—
Christopher Kimball,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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The outliers are orbs like Earth—those twirling among a family of planets, at home in the warmth of a star.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Spheroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheroid. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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