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Smithville offers not one, but two wine bars within a block or so radius.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There are several communities within a 200-mile radius of the volcano that could be impacted in the event of an eruption, including Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth and Anchorage, according to the NPS.
—ABC News, 11 July 2025
The roof’s materials were sourced from local sustainable loggers and sovereign tribal groups, all within a 300-mile radius of the airport.
—AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
Outraged, Gauguin located an obscure French law that proved only children within a four-kilometre radius of a school were bound to attend.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There are several communities within a 200-mile radius of the volcano that could be impacted in the event of an eruption, including Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth and Anchorage, according to the NPS.
—ABC News, 11 July 2025
The roof’s materials were sourced from local sustainable loggers and sovereign tribal groups, all within a 300-mile radius of the airport.
—AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
Outraged, Gauguin located an obscure French law that proved only children within a four-kilometre radius of a school were bound to attend.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for radius
diameter
Noun
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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
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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 29 Jul. 2025.
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