globe

1
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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as in planet
the celestial body on which we live New Year's celebrations around the globe

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Recent Examples of globe The wider security perimeter will allow Universal to remove the existing screening checkpoint near the iconic globe at the theme park entrance where a new 500-room hotel is planned. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 June 2025 Going rogue against the Director’s wishes, Eve turns her quest for vengeance into a rescue when a little girl is kidnapped, and globe trots from a neon New York nightclub to a snowy Austrian village full of murderous locals. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2025 Known as one of the last privately held of the original eight big studios, RKO’s iconic tower and globe logo has lit movie and television screens for over 90 years. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025 And that truth has been echoed around the entire globe. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for globe
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Noun
  • How Leading Manufacturers Create New Products With AI Below are spheres within the industry where digital transformation based on AI and automation has been yielding substantial benefits to manufacturers.
    Alexandr Khomich, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The dawn of the automobile age, for instance, spurred fascination with machinery, influencing designs like the cabochon spheres that evoke ball bearings in many Cartier pieces of the time.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 29 June 2025
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  • Komodo dragons grow to be 10 feet long — the largest lizards on the planet — and are native to remote islands of Indonesia, according to zoo director Susan Altrui.
    Harley Walls, arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
  • Speed across planets, dive into lore, and get hooked.
    Parker Hall, Wired News, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • This is not usually not somewhere Destiny drops the ball.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The kids were treated to a royal ball, a pajama party and other special surprises.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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  • And starting on Saturday, stylish movie buffs can book a stay at the 750-square-foot Clueless Suite ($1,995/night) and live in the iconic film’s world for two nights or more.
    Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
  • Think Brooks Nader, world famous Sports Illustrated swimsuit supermodel, isn't relatable?
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 July 2025

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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globe. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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