the globe

noun

: the earth
satellites circling the globe
His fame has spread around the globe.

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The idea spread, and now the organization’s database lists hundreds all over the globe. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026 Now, over the past two years, K-beauty products have been lapping the globe again. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026 Fears of violent conflicts—continuing and erupting—across the globe haven’t ebbed as the year begins. Galip Dalay, Time, 6 Jan. 2026 Greenland was incorporated into Denmark in 1953, as a tide of decolonization swept the globe following World War II. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the globe

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“The globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20globe. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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