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Recent Examples of two-dimensional
What to read next By contrast, SWOT offers a wide, two-dimensional view of the ocean surface, capturing wave direction, spacing, and curvature with centimeter-level precision.
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Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
These boneless organisms fossilized as biofilm — they were rapidly buried and compressed between layers of rock, leaving behind two-dimensional impressions of their organic tissues.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The cameras measure balls and strikes from a two-dimensional plane set in the middle of home plate.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Advancements in understanding black holes build on holography, the idea that the two-dimensional surface of the black hole somehow captures everything about the three-dimensional space inside it.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
These boneless organisms fossilized as biofilm — they were rapidly buried and compressed between layers of rock, leaving behind two-dimensional impressions of their organic tissues.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The cameras measure balls and strikes from a two-dimensional plane set in the middle of home plate.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Advancements in understanding black holes build on holography, the idea that the two-dimensional surface of the black hole somehow captures everything about the three-dimensional space inside it.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-dimensional
Adjective
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Audiences Were Never in One Place The shift toward multi-surface creation isn’t just happening on the creator side.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Its capabilities include surveillance, intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, and special operations support, alongside traditional anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare roles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Romano’s sturdy book may not stint on examples of Mary’s bad behavior—including a ferociously jealous verbal assault, near the end of the war, on the wife of a prominent Union general—but the biographer keeps tilting against those who slighted Mary in even the most superficial ways.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Then, let the paste sit for a few minutes before scrubbing away with a clean cloth to reveal like-new furniture with no superficial scratches.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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“Two-dimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-dimensional. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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