radius

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Recent Examples of radius The service is currently available to Amazon customers living within a seven-mile radius of the Tolleson fulfillment center on Van Buren Street near 99th Avenue. Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025 Complimentary chauffeured service is available to guests within a 10-mile radius of the resort, so a jaunt to Main Street in Chatham for shopping or dinner out is a breeze. Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 The news outlet said a reported gas leak prompted those within a one-mile radius of the strip mall's address to evacuate. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025 Usually, an investigator will provide a central GPS location and ask for a list of the owners of every cell phone within a certain radius of that location. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for radius
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radius
diameter
Noun
  • Along this path, numerous trees were snapped, topped or severely damaged, including a sycamore tree 3 feet in diameter that was uprooted in winds estimated at 90 mph, according to the NWS.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025
  • Based on their results, the crater was significantly smaller, about 16 kilometers in diameter.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

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“Radius.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radius. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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