crescent
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As Psyche approached Mars, the planet appeared as a narrow crescent because of the angle between the spacecraft, Mars, and the Sun.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
People living with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that are crescent shaped due to a gene mutation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Think crescent dough wrapped around ribbons of honey ham and Swiss, each ball bathed in a poppy-seed-studded glaze of butter, Dijon, Worcestershire, and a hint of brown sugar, then baked until puffed, golden, and gleaming.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
"This is done only as a precautionary measure, but it is appropriate that we are at a crescent sense of alertness just at the moment for the time being," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
I like the moon when it’s a thin crescent and looks like a cartoon drawing of a closed eye, as if the sky were winking.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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