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
Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Identifying Boxelder Bugs Boxelder bug adults have red eyes and a charcoal grey or black oval, flattened body about ½-inch long with a few red lines forming a pattern on the back.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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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
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In their stead came new shapes — seven styles in round and elongated ovals — but using aluminum and wool felt only, creating cases four times lighter than their predecessors.
Serving as a North Star to the company’s endeavors is the direction initiated by founder Frédéric Boucheron.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Identifying Boxelder Bugs Boxelder bug adults have red eyes and a charcoal grey or black oval, flattened body about ½-inch long with a few red lines forming a pattern on the back.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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Veterans can enjoy an Egg McMuffin or bacon egg cheese biscuit, along with a hash brown and any size soft drink, tea, or coffee.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Whisking constantly, slowly add 1 cup of the hot broth to the egg mixture to temper.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Radiating from the center of the Plaza is a series of elliptical rings, resembling planetary orbits.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Supermoons occur because the moon’s orbit is elliptical, meaning its distance from Earth varies.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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As an actor who’s appeared on several hit shows, Johnston was identified quickly among the hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol following an inflammatory speech by the outgoing president at the nearby ellipse.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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Since the moon’s orbital path around Earth is a slight ellipse, there’s a near-point (perigee) and a far-point (apogee) every month.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Seek and Give Feedback Another key aspect of application is the feedback loop.William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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This has thrown the political world for a loop because neither party – go back here – neither party has been treating Iowa as a battleground at the presidential level.NBC News, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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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.Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
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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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Exasperated Cowboys want explanation for no-call on 49ers’ key touchdown pass 49ers defensive line Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield is a quick thrower of the ball.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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In particular, the company has beefed up its lifestyle category with unexpected objects, such as a 120-euro sculptural metallic box with scented spheres to hang in closets or cars and 48-euro ceramic pencils to dip into concentrated perfume to make desks and corporate environments more enjoyable.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each beverage comes with a chocolate sphere that melts to reveal mini marshmallows and a pink bow marshmallow when placed in the drink.Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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The stunts start with acrobats somersaulting on a thin strip of springy tape and the highlight comes when a giant orb is lowered from above and suspended in mid-air.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bremer mixes antique touches, like a clawfoot tub, with futuristic ones: smack dab in the middle of the living room hangs a fire orb.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Oval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oval. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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