radius

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Recent Examples of radius Then for the retrial, the court expanded its ban beyond the 200 feet radius around the courthouse. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025 Each can be increased one time, for a radius of one square mile around the station, or 640 acres, Bytnar explained. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025 The wardrobe staple is made of cotton grown, ginned, spun, knit, cut and sewn all within a 400-mile radius of the brand’s Nashville headquarters. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 May 2025 The districts are established within a half-mile radius of a train station, a total of 320 acres, although the one for Beverly Shores and The Pines is about half that size. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for radius
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diameter
Noun
  • In addition to higher marbling and flavor Holstein rib eyes are smaller in diameter so they can be cut thicker at the same weight, which cooks better.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Reports confirmed hail reaching nearly 6 inches in diameter in locations including Afton and Menard, Texas, putting the area at the center of a rare and dangerous weather event.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025

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“Radius.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radius. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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