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
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Aurora is typically seen in polar regions at around latitudes of 70 degrees north and south, but during strong geomagnetic conditions the auroral oval can bulge, with displays then seen as far as 40 degrees north and south.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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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
When the indoor building at Davis closes at 7 p.m., the outdoor oval remains open until sunset.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Aurora is typically seen in polar regions at around latitudes of 70 degrees north and south, but during strong geomagnetic conditions the auroral oval can bulge, with displays then seen as far as 40 degrees north and south.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oval
Noun
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Top with chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and pecans (if using) Make Topping Beat the remaining 2 egg whites on high until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2025
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Use pasteurized eggs when any preparing dishes that call for uncooked eggs.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Designed by famed Italian sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the 17th century, the landmark square is known for its iconic elliptical colonnades, which symbolize embracing the faithful.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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Kosmos 482 launched toward Earth's hellishly hot sister planet in 1972, but a problem with its rocket stranded the spacecraft in an elliptical orbit around Earth.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
10 May 2025
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Since the Earth’s orbit is an ellipse and not a circle, the planet is about 1.7% closer to the Sun in early January compared with its annual average.—
Steven R. Fassnacht,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2025
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These integrals are rather difficult expressions that started off as parts of an attempt to measure the circumference of an ellipse.—
Richard Jensen,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The NFTs can be accessed on a mobile device and users can watch them on a loop.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Legendary Golf Writer Dan Jenkins nicknamed this three-hole stretch on Colonial the 'Horrible Horseshoe' for its immense difficulty and because its routing is shaped like a loop.—
Jack Milko,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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The only thing that could concentrate our eyes and minds, in this reverse panopticon of seventy thousand gazes, was the football itself, that precious prolate spheroid of dimpled cowhide, which had yet to be teed up or booted into play.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Be massive to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium (i.e., be a spheroid under the force of its own gravity) 3.—
John Loeffler,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Wolves struggled shooting the ball and had 21 turnovers with Julius Randle scoring a team-high 24 points and Anthony Edwards adding 19.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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The Fever had the ball in the final seconds in both of those contests.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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That is why blue states tend to have the most restrictive laws in nearly every other sphere of life.—
Peter Wolfgang,
National Review,
27 May 2025
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Look at people wanting to industrialize the moon and have reusable rockets take us to Mars or WALL-E around you in every sphere of life.—
Lorick Jain,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The seven-piece Metamorphosis collection, which has a butterfly motif, includes an 18-karat yellow gold butterfly ring, at $1,100, and an 18-karat gold chain that is meant to be wrapped around a wearer’s finger and wrist, so its gold orb is displayed on the back of the hand.—
Felicia Craddock,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The image reveals two pinpoint-like white stars near the center, with a blue orb slightly below and to the right.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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