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as in oval
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as in rectangular
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Recent Examples of oblong
Recognizing Body Lice Bites Body lice are the size of sesame seeds and are oblong.
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Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
This large, oblong fruit weighs between 10-60 pounds (lbs).
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
Today, in similar fashion, most concert halls feature a forecourt or lobby and then an oblong space approximately two thirds of the hall’s total length for the audience.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
This animation compares the oblong orbit of the exoplanet with that of Mercury and Earth in our solar system.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 July 2024
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Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
This large, oblong fruit weighs between 10-60 pounds (lbs).
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
Today, in similar fashion, most concert halls feature a forecourt or lobby and then an oblong space approximately two thirds of the hall’s total length for the audience.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
This animation compares the oblong orbit of the exoplanet with that of Mercury and Earth in our solar system.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblong
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The Kohler Sunstruck oval tub is standard in the primary bathroom if this layout is chosen.Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
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This simple opener works well on circular cans but may not be effective on dented, square, or oval cans.Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
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Finally, between the two structures is the dining room: an amber-glowing rectangular space where the restaurant’s mascot-like rainbow prismatic bust of a bull overlooks guests from the corner.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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It’ll be automatically corrected to the ideal rectangular view.Shea Simmons, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The two are surrounded by cylindrical candles, with the ocean in the background.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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To break the window, the brand advises users to push the black head, or black cylindrical part, firmly into the bottom corner (not the center) of your side window until a spike releases and breaks the glass.Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
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Accent sleek lines and curved pieces with wood trim, stone surfaces, and metal frames paired with ovoid forms.Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
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Brody hand-tore pieces of colorful tissue paper into ovoid forms, then affixed them to raw canvas.Caitie Kelly Lindsey Tramuta Lauren Cochrane Angela Koh Laura Bannister Gisela Williams, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Venues may also offer opportunities to purchase limited-edition merchandise or have in-suite ice machines—or, in the case of the Vegas Golden Knights’ T-Mobile Arena, an entire ice room, churning out spherical cubes and clear ice for cocktails.Brett Knight, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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The series of insights began in 1972, when Hawking showed (opens a new tab) that a black hole’s size — specifically its spherical surface area — always increases in proportion to the mass of whatever falls into it.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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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
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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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Guests are greeted by a circular driveway with a fountain at the center.Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Oblong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblong. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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