disk

variants or disc

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Recent Examples of disk Such objections may have been behind a 2017 decision to stop granting new disk vendor licenses. Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made By History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024 The mission will search the universe for signs of water and organic molecules – the ingredients of life – at disks around stars where new planets could be forming and in stellar nurseries. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024 This Bulgari Bulgari chain bracelet in 18k rose gold is designed with mother-of-pearl and onyx on round disks that echo the shape of a classic round dress watch. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024 The system could also be a useful target for studying the early stages of planet formation due to its young age, the rare disk misalignment and the relatively close location to Earth, Barber said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disk 
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Noun
  • Hard plastic or metal fragments can cause choking, particularly in children, elderly individuals or those with swallowing difficulties.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Even business-to-business software companies need to compete for fragments of prospects’ attention with gaming apps and TikTok dance-offs now.
    Martin Kihn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Tuesday, January 7 episode of Wheel was a special one as current host Ryan Seacrest paused the game portion of the show to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the various folks who work on the program.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Multiple evacuations have already been issued in Altadena itself and even a portion of Pasadena.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Vargas lives in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, about nine miles from where the mugging took place.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In the same section just 18 rows down, one available ticket costs $200.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Enhances water clarity by efficiently filtering fine particles.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Burning candles, burning incense, and smoking tobacco and other products produce the same kind of toxic particles spewed by wildfires. 4.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Not this tiny Isis, or Byzantine slave bracelet, or blue-green shard of Roman glass.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
  • While that was happening, the common window through which most Americans learned about the country and the world — TV, newspapers, radio — was shattered into dozens of shards of glass, based on consumer's personal preferences.
    Axios, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Where American Primeval has at least allowed a sliver of ambiguity when portraying whether or not Young was complicit in the massacre’s cover-up until now, there’s none of that here.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
  • In the cartoonist Barry Blitt’s portrayal of the upcoming Inauguration Day, the new President is sidelined into a dash of yellow hair and a sliver of red tie.
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The addition of fresh herbs and crushed red pepper flakes gave the topping plenty of flavor, and the buttery wine sauce added the perfect amount of richness.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Types of Salt and Their Shelf Lives Salt, chemically known as sodium chloride (NaCl), comes in various forms, from fine grains like table salt, to larger, more delicate flakes.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The downgrades come amid concerns about mounting competition in the GPU space with Nvidia’s cutting-edge chips as well as other new entrants in the AI market expected to pose a challenge to AMD’s growth.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Some people, like TSMC founder Morris Chang, have been very critical of attempts to bring chip manufacturing back to the U.S.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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