as in spherical
having every part of the surface the same distance from the center
the globular streetlights give the pedestrian mall a Gay Nineties look
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Recent Examples of globular
This globular substance, shaped like a teardrop and unassuming in size, has been used by artists for millennia.
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Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
Members of Mexico’s Cenotes Urbanos organization found a large globular pot while exploring Zumpango Cave and reported the discovery to officials, according to an April 21 news release from the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Moreover, it was found that most of the fungi linked to fermentation were found in a specific type of pot, the globular jar.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
Members of Mexico’s Cenotes Urbanos organization found a large globular pot while exploring Zumpango Cave and reported the discovery to officials, according to an April 21 news release from the National Institute of Anthropology and History.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Moreover, it was found that most of the fungi linked to fermentation were found in a specific type of pot, the globular jar.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for globular
Adjective
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The piece, decorated with spherical lapis lazuli beads, vanished from a safe in a conservation laboratory on September 9.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Benefits include one pair of frames and two lenses, including lower-cost spherical lenses meant for people with relatively lower prescriptions.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The brows, similarly, took on many forms — bushy, skinny, straight and curved.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The area with the high chance to develop could ultimately take a curved path similar to Gabrielle that brings it near Bermuda next week.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Picasso looked up the circular column to the lights of the bank lobby above, as if doing calculations in his head.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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This development represents a major step toward a scalable, circular, and environmentally responsible rare earth economy, potentially transforming how critical materials are recovered worldwide.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The upstairs — fashioned like a Tokyo-style listening room — will serve cylindrical-style hand rolls and small-plate comfort fare.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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That’s thanks to 980 QuantumScape’s QSE-5 cells, which use a lithium-metal anode and a ceramic separator in place of the 18-kWh battery pack that’s equipped with 1,152 cylindrical 21700 cells, which the stock moto usually packs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Globular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globular. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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