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Recent Examples of semicircle
Corona Borealis, a delicate semicircle of seven stars, lies between them.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2025
John Hammersley connected two quarter circles with a rectangle, then cut a semicircle out of it to form a shape that resembled an old telephone.
—Richard Green, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Consider a semicircle with a diameter (the straight base) of 2.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
Half participated in a group watching session, where six participants at a time watched video health messages while sitting in a room in a semicircle.
—Paul McClure 16, New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2025
John Hammersley connected two quarter circles with a rectangle, then cut a semicircle out of it to form a shape that resembled an old telephone.
—Richard Green, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Consider a semicircle with a diameter (the straight base) of 2.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
Half participated in a group watching session, where six participants at a time watched video health messages while sitting in a room in a semicircle.
—Paul McClure 16, New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semicircle
Noun
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For some, Chancay could be President Trump’s next target in his bid to secure the hemisphere and confront China’s rising economic and political influence.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
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Spectacular auroras could be seen in both hemispheres, even in the tropics.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Mine were located on meridians related to the elements of earth and space, which I was told signal a general imbalance between those elements in my life.—
Kayla Blanton,
Outside Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Indianapolis area will happen by roughly 5:26 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, crossing the meridian at 12:30 a.m. before setting at 8:36 a.m. Monday.—
John Tufts,
The Indianapolis Star,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Semicircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semicircle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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