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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.
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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
But tiny glass spheroids riddle the lunar regolith—the rock chips and other loose material covering the lunar surface.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
With such a resume, H. erectus may have possessed the know-how to fashion a spheroid.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
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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
But tiny glass spheroids riddle the lunar regolith—the rock chips and other loose material covering the lunar surface.
—Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
With such a resume, H. erectus may have possessed the know-how to fashion a spheroid.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheroid
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Roundish in form, Its oval leaves, less than an inch long, are used as an oregano substitute.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
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Fairbanks For eager aurora hunters, Fairbanks in Alaska’s interior has two Goldilocks factors: the accessibility of an international airport and a location in the center of the auroral oval.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
16 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Swift loves an easter egg, especially in the form of a wardrobe staple.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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That’s how much egg prices are estimated to increase in 2025, compared to about 2.2% for food prices in general, according to the Department of Agriculture.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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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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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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The researchers believe that pockets or veins of water flowed beneath the surface of Bennu’s parent asteroid, which was probably similar to a big ball of mud in the early days of the solar system, McCoy said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs got the ball back and scored a touchdown to regain the lead.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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In that case, the sphere of the LSS never intersects the much larger box of the universe.—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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Since then, at least two other people have received the implant, according to the Associated Press. Co-founded in 2016 by Musk, Neuralink is the Tesla and SpaceX founder’s foray into the health sphere, with hopes to restore motor functions, vision, and speech.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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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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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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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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“Spheroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheroid. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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