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as in sphere
a more or less round body or mass
the glassblower shaped the molten mass into a globe of remarkable thinness and clarity
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Recent Examples of globe
The bright sunlit sliver of the moon will be dazzling, but the rest of the lunar globe will be visibly glowing from sunlight reflected off Earth's oceans and clouds back onto the moon.
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Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
McGuire will meet most of Cascale’s globe-spanning operational team for the first time at the organization’s annual meeting in Athens in September.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
After the ceremony came a globe-trotting honeymoon, as the couple vacationed in Mykonos, Positano, and London.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
Also called billy button, sun ball, golf beauty, drumstick, and woolly head, craspedia stands out for its globe-like shape that sits atop a bare stem.
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Kate Nateras,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
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Jules-Pierre Malartre,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
McGuire will meet most of Cascale’s globe-spanning operational team for the first time at the organization’s annual meeting in Athens in September.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
After the ceremony came a globe-trotting honeymoon, as the couple vacationed in Mykonos, Positano, and London.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
Also called billy button, sun ball, golf beauty, drumstick, and woolly head, craspedia stands out for its globe-like shape that sits atop a bare stem.
—
Kate Nateras,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for globe
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His goal, ultimately, is to bring together disparate groups of people from different spheres in a space everyone will feel comfortable in.
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According to his Instagram, the younger Zayas also works in the creative sphere as a theatre director.
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Europe is the planet’s fastest-warming continent and these kinds of extreme heat waves are only expected to become more severe, frequent and prolonged unless humans rapidly phase out fossil fuels, the scientists said.
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Its influence is forecast to ripple around the planet, shifting weather patterns for months to come.
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Now the children have started playing ball, turning one aging Sunday team into a cross-generational Los Angeles tradition.
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Berhalter tied it in the 49th minute by running on to a loose ball about 20 yards from the net for a vicious strike.
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London — Democratic leaders must answer to voters, lawmakers and other world leaders.
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Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globe. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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