GLOBALLY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

globally

adverb

as in universally

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Recent Examples of globally Some 173 million smartphones priced below $100 were shipped globally last year. — Celestine Iyer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 As part of the transaction, Vince becomes OVO’s core apparel and retail licensee, overseeing design, product development and merchandising globally for the brand, and acquiring the operating business for OVO’s retail stores. — David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Certainly, there are nonprofits operating nationally and globally, but Americans often experience the nonprofit sector much closer to home. — Brian Peckrill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Keshet International is globally distributing the tape and format. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Regulation has also pushed European industry to lead globally in energy efficiency and circularity, which are central to the future of manufacturing. — Can Dinçer, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 The months that comprise meteorological summer — June through August — tied with the summer of 2024 for the hottest such season on record, globally. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Comedian Sam Morril is set to return to Netflix with Incorrect, a new one-hour special premiering globally on September 29. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 British Silver Britannia — Well-known globally and includes anti-counterfeiting technology. — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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These uniquely American and universally known cultural icons, who recently died within days of each other, represented quite divergent versions of modern womanhood.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Savory potato kugel, however, is almost universally pleasing.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of universally

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An odd message for programs built for communication, used widely in writing and publishing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Alan Turing, a British mathematician widely regarded as one of the earliest authorities on artificial intelligence, predicted in 1951 that AI would eventually take control from humans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of widely

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Natalie Wood is taken to the Fillmore Animal Hospital for amputation surgery due to her extensively fractured back leg, which would have cost at least $8,000 to try to heal.

— Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Scholars from ancient Greece—most notably Plato, for whom they are named—studied them extensively.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

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