annular

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Recent Examples of annular Nearly six months after April's rare total solar eclipse, a small sliver of Americans will get the chance to see an annular solar eclipse or a partial eclipse today. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024 The annular solar eclipse will take place on Oct. 2. Athena Sobhan, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 The annular solar eclipse will last about five to six minutes. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 Here's what to know about the eclipse: What time is the ring of fire annular solar eclipse? Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for annular 
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Adjective
  • Guests are greeted by a circular driveway with a fountain at the center.
    Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Roughly halfway between Hawai’i and American Samoa, Palmyra Atoll forms a circular chain of about 26 small islets surrounded by multiple lagoons and bordered by 15,000 acres of shallow and deeper reefs.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Unlike other deep-dive submersibles, which use a spherical shape to evenly distribute intense pressure, the Titan was shaped like a pill to accommodate more passengers.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The inner part of the machine rotates like a screw, combining the molecules, converting the structure of the plant material from spherical shapes to fibers.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Some target the hair follicles or scalp specifically—like alopecia areata and discoid lupus erythematosus—while others (such as thyroid disease) affect another part of the body and can cause hair loss as one of many symptoms, Dr. Lo Sicco explains.
    Krissy Brady, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The reasons for this discrepancy aren’t clear, but the answer could be tied to other discoid eczema risk factors.
    Stephanie Watson, SELF, 8 Apr. 2022
Adjective
  • How to Propagate Red Buckeye Tree In late summer to early fall, red buckeye trees produce globular light brown seed capsules 1 to 2 inches in diameter.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Clearly, a cameo in Bee Movie was enough to fill Sting’s lifetime allotment of a globular and otherworldly realm.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Annular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annular. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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