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Recent Examples of oblong Is that oblong speck an egg sac or a flake of dandruff? —
Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026 This factor could favor stars with more oblong orbits, which tend to be older, because younger stars with circular orbits wouldn’t have made it to our vicinity yet. —Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026 The most common type used for kimchi in Korea, this oblong white radish measures 5 to 8 inches. —Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026 The oblong coins turn tender and caramelized, slightly crisping at the edges. —Maria Helm Sinskey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oblong
Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026 This factor could favor stars with more oblong orbits, which tend to be older, because younger stars with circular orbits wouldn’t have made it to our vicinity yet. —Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026 The most common type used for kimchi in Korea, this oblong white radish measures 5 to 8 inches. —Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026 The oblong coins turn tender and caramelized, slightly crisping at the edges. —Maria Helm Sinskey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oblong
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblong
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The ring features a 12-carat, oval Ceylon sapphire at its center surrounded by a halo of 14 diamonds set in 18k white gold—by anyone’s eye, a beautiful piece.— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
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Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset?— Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
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Graves lie empty, with large rectangular holes where the dead have been exhumed.— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
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There also will be new traffic signals at Ann Morrison Park Boulevard and Shoreline Drive along Americana, and a new rectangular rapid flashing beacon at the entrance to the firefighter memorial entrance for pedestrian crossing along Shoreline.— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
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Unlike traditional cylindrical tanks, BMW’s new approach integrates multiple high-pressure hydrogen tanks into a flat layout within the vehicle’s floor structure.— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps more concerning is an issue with Orion’s service module, which is the cylindrical attachment at the base of the crew capsule that provides oxygen, power supplies and propulsion throughout the flight.— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
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And the curled posture of the embryo follows an ovoid shape like that of an egg.— Kate Wong, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
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Mellerio also stepped into the watch space, with the 2023 introduction of the M Cut ovoid design, and launched a perfume.— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Every bit of ground was drenched in sunlight and steaming in the heat, except for the living room that harbored the only wild population of Chittenango ovate amber snails in the world.— Jessica Suarez Oliver Whang, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
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The Moon is mostly spherical like Earth.— Ray Petelin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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At the top of this list is fernleaf acacia (Acacia baileyana), a wonderful small tree with bipinnate blue-grey leaves and fragrant yellow spherical flower puffs.— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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Nike engineered the globular Air units to be flexible and low to the ground.— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The plant is easily identified by its rampant growth in the spring and its spiny globular fruit.— Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
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While sustainability remains a central focus—driven by fiber innovation, resource-efficient dyeing and circular design—producers are also pushing creative boundaries with color, textures and elevated storytelling.— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
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These developments signal a shift toward circular systems that reduce emissions while extracting value from existing materials.— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Oblong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/oblong. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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