as in elliptic
having the shape of an egg
the Oval Office in the White House
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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
Andrew Keatts, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
The headset is surprisingly lightweight, with comfortable oval ear shells that are fully enclosed for advanced passive noise cancellation.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 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
Lawson-Remer has advertised Faulconer's oval office photo with former President Trump often, a tactic that proved effective in ousting a Republican council member in an overlapping district in 2018.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
The headset is surprisingly lightweight, with comfortable oval ear shells that are fully enclosed for advanced passive noise cancellation.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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