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Recent Examples of disk
Unlike a total solar eclipse, when the disk of the sun is completely blackened, an eclipsed moon does not vanish completely from the sky.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
While most of this matter was consumed, some formed a swirling disk around the black hole.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
But the amount of the sun that will be covered in this region will be quite small, amounting to only a bite or nibble or barely a nick in the sun's disk.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In space, spinal disks are able to expand, causing the spine to temporarily stretch.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
While most of this matter was consumed, some formed a swirling disk around the black hole.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
But the amount of the sun that will be covered in this region will be quite small, amounting to only a bite or nibble or barely a nick in the sun's disk.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In space, spinal disks are able to expand, causing the spine to temporarily stretch.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
Noun
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In addition to the atlatl, the archaeologists also found a fragment of a boomerang, long wooden tips that might have been used to deliver poison to prey, and wooden darts and stone tips.—
Livia Albeck-Ripka,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The fragments scattered themselves across the soft ground of Costa Rican jungle and grasslands, where they were subsequently found by meteorite hunters and volunteers.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Mary, Chrissy, Kamilla, Kyle, David, Star, and Sai (who got the advantage fast pass to the individual portion of the contest) then advanced to round two.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Architectural Digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2025
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The new 532 bus route was recently implemented bringing bus service to a small section of Route 10 from Plainville to the Stop and Shop.—
George Pohorilak,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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Political appointees are not typically involved in public integrity section matters to avoid the appearance of political interference.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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These ejections refer to plasma erupting from the sun's surface, which can force particles from the sun and surrounding space to collide with particles in the Earth's atmosphere.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This approach resembles an attempt to control every particle of an ecosystem, treating each team member merely as a cog in a complex machine.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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During my own childhood, this crucial medical device was commonly available in only two forms: rectal, which involved a patient parent and a jar of Vaseline, and oral, which could only be used once your kid could be trusted not to bite down too hard and ingest glass shards and mercury.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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For safety, clean up the shards now but spare yourself the emotional fallout.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine now still holds a tiny sliver of Kursk, trying to prevent Russia from advancing into the Sumy region.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Fried thigh strips pop out against a frilly red and green spring mix, apple and carrot slivers, ever-present blue cheese crumbles and an apple cider vinaigrette thickened with egg yolks, which is also used in Pangaea’s slaw.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Halve the potatoes and top generously with feta, honey, and chile flakes or hot sauce.—
Scott Clark,
Saveur,
3 Apr. 2025
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Dandruff and dry scalp can cause flakes in the hair and itching, which may get worse in cold weather or during weather changes.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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That's because chip industry insiders widely expected the Trump administration to impose curbs on the H20, the most cutting-edge AI chip U.S. companies can legally sell to China, a crucial market to one of the world's most valuable companies.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Microchip and rivals such as ON Semiconductor, which soared 21.8% from its lows of the day, have slumped since the market peaked in February, despite semiconductors being excluded from the tariff increases, hurt by concern that the economy would slow and demand for chips would weaken.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disk. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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