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also cylindric
as in spherical
shaped like a cylinder
a cylindrical oil tank a cylindrical tower
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Recent Examples of cylindrical
Perhaps more concerning is an issue with Orion’s service module, which is the cylindrical attachment at the base of the crew capsule that provides oxygen, power supplies and propulsion throughout the flight.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The snack was initially sold in small bags, but cardboard boxes and cylindrical tubs later became the norm in theaters, likely because the containers didn’t make noise to access and were less prone to butter leakage, Melnick said.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The cylindrical filter assembly sits behind the removable magnetic panel on the lower half of the base.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
The giant cylindrical devices arrive via truck and tilt down to start digging.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The snack was initially sold in small bags, but cardboard boxes and cylindrical tubs later became the norm in theaters, likely because the containers didn’t make noise to access and were less prone to butter leakage, Melnick said.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The cylindrical filter assembly sits behind the removable magnetic panel on the lower half of the base.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
The giant cylindrical devices arrive via truck and tilt down to start digging.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cylindrical
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In the new images, the nebula’s buckyballs are prominent, concentrated in the spherical shell immediately around the central dying star.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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The sample is a single spherical meteorite weighing 44 grams, with a dark molten outer shell.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Brent crude, the global standard, was trading at $116, up 4% for the day, in the morning.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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That abandonment is even more damaging in a country like Cuba, which has run a global propaganda campaign based on its social achievements.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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The ring features a 12-carat, oval Ceylon sapphire at its center surrounded by a halo of 14 diamonds set in 18k white gold—by anyone’s eye, a beautiful piece.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset?—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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The table revealed that an ovoid body—blunt nose, tapering tail—came closer to aerodynamic perfection than anything else a designer could draw.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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And the curled posture of the embryo follows an ovoid shape like that of an egg.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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During the 2022 City Council remap process, Villegas was chair of the Latino Caucus had saw his ward redrawn into an oblong 8-mile noodle after losing a fight with the Black Caucus over how many majority Latino and Black seats the body should see.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Pixel series features Google’s Camera Bar, an oblong camera bump that runs horizontally across the back panel.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
7 Apr. 2026
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Every bit of ground was drenched in sunlight and steaming in the heat, except for the living room that harbored the only wild population of Chittenango ovate amber snails in the world.—
Jessica Suarez Oliver Whang,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2022
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“Cylindrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cylindrical. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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