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as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
do a global search and replace the misspelling throughout the whole document
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as in comprehensive
covering everything or all important points
published a global report on the plight of Third World economies
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as in spherical
having every part of the surface the same distance from the center
one of the fair's more striking pavilions was a global structure with a monorail running through its center
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Recent Examples of global
Mock my prediction, as some of you gently did, that live-translating AirPods could crack open global commerce.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In addition, the Kele tribe voted off global events manager Jeremiah Ing at the night's tribal council.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Execs also saw an opportunity to tap into the global popularity of anime as a new way to bring Duo and the company’s brand messaging to life.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
More than 70 percent of global reserves are locked in ores that conventional mining struggles to process efficiently.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In addition, the Kele tribe voted off global events manager Jeremiah Ing at the night's tribal council.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Execs also saw an opportunity to tap into the global popularity of anime as a new way to bring Duo and the company’s brand messaging to life.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
More than 70 percent of global reserves are locked in ores that conventional mining struggles to process efficiently.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for global
Adjective
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Lawn chairs are permitted in the general festival areas.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Oct. 2025
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Financial advisors call this lifespan, or longevity, and is calculated individually by providing some general health and family history information.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Then the Shasta County Coroner’s Office collaborated with Othram, whose scientists extracted DNA from the remains and employed its Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing to construct a comprehensive DNA profile, the laboratory said in a news release.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Specializing in criminal defense, civil rights litigation, personal injury, family law, and sports entertainment, the firm employs a comprehensive approach.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Those lucky/sitting ducks were at the center of a manifold creative pressure, like the core of a planet pulled spherical by gravity.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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The prototypes were spherical wire frames containing sails; in the wind tunnel, they were put through their paces on different surfaces, including rough and smooth terrain, sand, pebbles and boulder fields.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Only three shops in Jerusalem carry the generic beige rolls that bundle, hold and seal.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light to a new generic version of mifepristone on Tuesday, Drugmaker Evita Solutions announced on its website.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Here, panoramic mountain and valley views are plentiful.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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L'Auberge debuted 70 new rooms known as The Cliffs, which overlook Oak Creek Canyon and feature panoramic views of Sedona's red rock buttes.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency told AP that rescue teams were using heavy excavators equipped with jackhammers and circular saws, as well as their bare hands on occasion, to find the 14 students still missing.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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On the third floor, a vaulted ceiling uncovered an original circular window, and another was found in the library.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The latest reading reveals that inflation has caught up with many items with the overall index climbing nearly 11% over the past two and a half years.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The surging wealth at the top has created an increasingly bifurcated consumer economy, with the wealthy accounting for a growing share of overall spending.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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As of Tuesday evening, the fire crew has achieved full containment of the blaze.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Use it in Laptop Mode for productivity with a full keyboard and trackpad, switch to Studio Mode for drawing and design with the Surface Pen (not included), or detach the screen to enter Tablet Mode for browsing, streaming, and entertainment.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Global.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/global. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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