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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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Recent Examples of globe
The Louvre in Paris and The Met in NYC hold globe-spanning works and famous masterpieces, and many art lovers make the pilgrimage to see the Sistine Chapel frescos in the Vatican Museums.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
The insurgency has spread to neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, with jihadists now pushing into Gulf of Guinea countries Benin and Togo, which are much more tightly connected to globe trade than the landlocked Sahel.
—Ulf Laessing, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
So this time around, for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, McKenna and the cast went on a globe-trotting promotional tour (Paris!
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
The inflated globe was light and buoyant.
—Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
The insurgency has spread to neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, with jihadists now pushing into Gulf of Guinea countries Benin and Togo, which are much more tightly connected to globe trade than the landlocked Sahel.
—Ulf Laessing, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
So this time around, for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, McKenna and the cast went on a globe-trotting promotional tour (Paris!
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
The inflated globe was light and buoyant.
—Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for globe
Noun
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The largest sphere represents all of Earth’s water.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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These spheres are always overlapping.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The series is not just a chronicle of the planet’s wonders but a specific act of historical homage.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Dai’s initial results have revealed that rainfall was low in South Africa during the last glacial maximum and increased as the planet warmed.—
Hannah Richter,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
Noun
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But after three games in the first round of the playoffs, with the Knicks down to the Atlanta Hawks, 2–1, Brown put Towns with the ball at the three-point line, and the diminutive Brunson darted toward the center.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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While Jaquez did not provide the eye-popping scoring of some of her teammates, the wing brought a cool effectiveness to the defensive side of the ball while tallying a pair of assists and a handful of deflections.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The other major source of jet fuel exports to world markets are refineries in China, South Korea and India.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Maybe soccer has a world of fans who haven’t quite grasped this new-money concept.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globe. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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