as in ball
a more or less round body or mass
out of the countless celestial orbs twirling in space, the planet Earth remains the only one we can call home, so perhaps we should take care of it
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Recent Examples of orb
Cellphone footage shows two glowing red orbs floating across the sky.
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ABC News, 12 June 2026
Several of the documents detail encounters reported by federal law enforcement officers in 2023, in which five agents reported seeing strange orbs on the horizon.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The space itself is decked out with giant round light fixtures and orbs that are nearly effervescent, a fitting reflection of the bar's Champagne-forward drinks program.
—Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
Eager to earn back Giles’ trust, Jenny purchases a mystical orb and translates an ancient text to perform the ritual to restore Angel’s soul.
—ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
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ABC News, 12 June 2026
Several of the documents detail encounters reported by federal law enforcement officers in 2023, in which five agents reported seeing strange orbs on the horizon.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The space itself is decked out with giant round light fixtures and orbs that are nearly effervescent, a fitting reflection of the bar's Champagne-forward drinks program.
—Tanya Edwards, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
Eager to earn back Giles’ trust, Jenny purchases a mystical orb and translates an ancient text to perform the ritual to restore Angel’s soul.
—ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for orb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orb
Noun
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Evidence of that is starting forward Mikel Oyarzabal becoming the first player on record since the 1966 tournament to fail to touch the ball once in the first 30 minutes against the Blue Sharks, according to Opta Stats.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Schwarber led off the Phillies’ huge inning with a solo homer off Mets starter Freddy Peralta, sending the ball 456 feet into the second deck in right field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Noun
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People around Putin cannot afford to step outside their sphere of responsibility or encroach on someone else’s interests (with some exceptions in the military and security services).—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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Glass, an undrafted rookie, has some appeal in the long-term developmental sphere, similar to Hecht and Samac.—
Mike Kaye
June 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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That happens when the wet-bulb globe temperature, which includes temperature, humidity, cloud cover and wind, reads above about 95 degrees, though some people will be more heat tolerant.—
Dorany Pineda,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Around a quarter of the games at this year’s competition are expected to be played above 26 degrees Celsius, or nearly 79 degrees Fahrenheit, on the wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) scale, according to an analysis by the climate science group World Weather Attribution.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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“Orb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orb. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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