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Recent Examples of spheroid
In situ spheroid formation in distant submillimetre-bright galaxies NASA.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Unlike previous bioprinting options that lack the necessary, spheroids better approximate cell densities seen in the human body.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
The disk’s material will most likely fall onto the embryonic moon from the radial (in-out) direction, sculpting the satellite into an egg or football shape—what’s called a prolate spheroid—with the long axis pointing toward the parent body.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
In general the studies kept the airway spheroids embedded and immobilized in a protein-rich gel called Matrigel.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Unlike previous bioprinting options that lack the necessary, spheroids better approximate cell densities seen in the human body.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
The disk’s material will most likely fall onto the embryonic moon from the radial (in-out) direction, sculpting the satellite into an egg or football shape—what’s called a prolate spheroid—with the long axis pointing toward the parent body.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
In general the studies kept the airway spheroids embedded and immobilized in a protein-rich gel called Matrigel.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheroid
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The plan was already beginning to emerge on a sheet of Mylar graph paper—an oval, surrounded by arrows, with a handful of anomalous objects marked.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Last-lap wrecks taking out the leader and altering the race’s result may not be what some want to see, but that is life in a sport with 40 cars racing around an oval at high speeds, all with a ton of incentive to cross the finish line first.—
Jordan Bianchi,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Be optimistic about your talents and celebrate milestones, and shift away from self-judgement toward embracing your self-worth. VIDEO QUIZ At least two of the eggs of a celebrity bald eagle couple in Big Bear Valley in California are showing signs of hatching.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Laura Avila doesn’t eat eggs herself but promised to whip up a batch of deviled eggs for her granddaughter’s birthday party over the weekend.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The person generating the reflection in the next room must be located somewhere on that ellipse.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 May 2019
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Housed in an 18k yellow gold double ellipse case, the Extra Plat is a reimagining of a 1990 design.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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More is needed than McConkey, as the Chargers are missing a deep threat for Justin Herbert to gun the ball to.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Like current Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn, Johnson has the ability to match up against top wide receivers and make plays on the ball.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2025
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Around 700 million years ago, Earth was a frozen, white sphere, its rocky surface buried kilometers under ice.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Yet for the most part, Congress as an institution has mostly remained silent as the executive branch invades its sphere of authority.—
David Lopez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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The central loop has a similar crystal but this one dangles from the top giving it constant movement when worn.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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This may throw our daily commutes, communication, and communal activities for a loop.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2025
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The final course is presented in a ceramic white orb, which is deconstructed at the table with the ring hidden inside.—
Lisa Shames,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Rocket’s kit makes this uniquely possible: His alt fire is a bouncing heal orb which is the sole source of his (very strong) healing.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Spheroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheroid. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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