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Recent Examples of roundish
Impact craters, unlike other roundish holes in the ground, say from ancient collapsed volcanoes, will often cause specific anomalies in magnetic and gravitational fields.
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Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2019
The storage unit is perfect for round (or roundish) bottles, which make the most use of the space.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
There’s a roundish globe, a more triangular bulb, and an oval shape.
—WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022
When baked to perfection, Savillum resembles a roundish pancake or omelet, slightly yellowish and with an overcooked surface.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 24 May 2022
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Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2019
The storage unit is perfect for round (or roundish) bottles, which make the most use of the space.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022
There’s a roundish globe, a more triangular bulb, and an oval shape.
—WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022
When baked to perfection, Savillum resembles a roundish pancake or omelet, slightly yellowish and with an overcooked surface.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 24 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roundish
Adjective
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My mother loved to preserve figs, transforming the purple-and-green bulbous orbs to caramel-brown delicacies of sweetness.—
Claude Barilleaux,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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And still the new bats might have gone unnoticed by many had Kay, the Yankees’ announcer, not pointed out the bulbous bat of Jazz Chisholm shortly before Chisholm hit a single during the rout of the Brewers a week ago.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The snow-cone drink comes in a 16-ounce spherical cup and in mango, strawberry, watermelon and raspberry flavors.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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The movie will have its spherical premiere on Aug. 28.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The jade is naturally cool to the touch, soothing from the get-go, and the rounded shape lends to relaxing, circular massaging.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Efo cabinet with its rounded shapes in warm or dark wood features two Fs that each become the handle of a door.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the hint of a Jennifer Jason Leigh in Single White Female-type in Matt’s large, globular eyes soon becomes unequivocal.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Never a perfect circle, but dependably rotund, the doughnuts are large enough to tear at greedily and still last the entire drive home.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The toy, named Psyduck—intended for humans—is a rotund duck-like creature prone to splitting headaches.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The brand was recognized for using its knowledge to understand how trash can be used as part of a circular sustainability ecosystem for future automobiles.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The circular dots found near the center of the fossil indicate that a predatory marine reptile called a mosasaur took some bites of it.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Roundish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roundish. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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