as in elliptic
having the shape of an egg
the Oval Office in the White House
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Recent Examples of oval
Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
In the dining room, the family’s original China collection — complete and fully intact — is set on a long, oval table.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2023
Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The Orange Show Speedway, a quarter-mile asphalt oval in San Bernardino, has been around for 77 years, helping launch the careers of NASCAR Cup champions Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Today inside Paris’s Palais Brongniart, guests including Kerry Washington, Milly Alcock, and Rita Ora filed into a futuristic oval room for Fendi’s spring 2023 couture show.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
In the dining room, the family’s original China collection — complete and fully intact — is set on a long, oval table.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2023
Noun
This move placed him in a series known for intense and sometimes perilous racing conditions, which are especially dangerous on oval tracks.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
The Orange Show Speedway, a quarter-mile asphalt oval in San Bernardino, has been around for 77 years, helping launch the careers of NASCAR Cup champions Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oval
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The strong levels of chemotherapy needed to completely strip back her immune system may also damage her egg reserve.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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With egg prices expected to rise, consumers could see a significant jump from December.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Its elliptical orbit is also why, technically, Mars was slightly closer to Earth on Sunday, Jan. 12, than tonight, at 59.7 million miles (96.1 million kilometers).—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Within about an hour, Blue Ghost separated from the Falcon 9 rocket on an elliptical Earth orbit before establishing communications with Firefly’s mission operations center in Cedar Park, Texas.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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At the ellipse, Trump ends his speech by telling the crowd to march on Congress.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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Perihelion occurs because the Earth’s path around the sun is not a perfect circle, but rather an ellipse, whereby the distance between the planet and the sun changes during the year.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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The one-mile loop is located in the East District and features educational signs informing visitors about the area’s history and its flora, an old homestead foundation, and a saguaro grove.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Glenn landed six more triple jumps, including three in combination, before her only real mistake — a fall on her triple loop late in the program.—
Dave Skretta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Tuck its hem into the top of your yoga pants so that the dress bulges, creating the illusion of an oblate spheroid.—
Julie Sharbutt,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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Instead of days of work HITS-Bio built its spheroid sample in less than 40 minutes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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While the Ravens have a good defense, the Bills ran the ball pretty well against them, which should help their balanced approach.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Wildcats received the ball underneath their own hoop with 0.7 seconds remaining in overtime with the score tied at 74.—
Jack Vita,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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Under the framework, Christian men are over three equally powerful spheres — the government, church, and family — to maintain order and submissiveness through different forms of discipline.—
Liam Adams,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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The reality is that the skills of one sphere benefit the other...—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Designed to be a serious chef’s kitchen, the space is outfitted with a BlueStar range, Waterworks plumbing fixtures, and plenty of light from In Common With orb pendants, Allied Maker orb flush mounts, and, for more precise culinary efforts, a Jieldé retractable sconce.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
10 Jan. 2025
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The design features detailed scales and the brand’s signature orb motif clasped in the serpent’s jaws.—
Ty Gaskins,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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