almond-shaped
Americanadjective
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Adjacent to the entombed Griffin Warrior’s wrist was a carved and gold-tipped agate, almond-shaped and just 1.3 inches in length, here making its public debut outside Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
I typically love an almond-shaped nail with pretty minimal feminine and delicate detailing.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2024
Researchers have found several brain regions involved in PTSD, including the almond-shaped amygdala that regulates fear, and the hippocampus, a critical hub for processing memories and routing them throughout the brain.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
Her amygdala was “on fire,” he added, referring to the almond-shaped structure in the brain that processes emotions.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
She has long tumbling brown hair and almond-shaped eyes that are popping out of her head at the sight of me.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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