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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
Mini Kanye West performed on a miniature globe stage alongside Mini Justin Bieber (the real West reposted the performance).
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Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
SailGP Launches Hong Kong Grand Prix The Rolex SailGP Championship is heading to Hong Kong for the first time as the league unveiled a globe-spanning 13-event calendar for the 2027 season.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
This compact began to fray in the 2010s as the scrappy upstarts of the early days grew into globe-spanning giants with untold power and influence.
—Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The petals are cast resin in different hues, the pistil is a glass globe.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
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Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
SailGP Launches Hong Kong Grand Prix The Rolex SailGP Championship is heading to Hong Kong for the first time as the league unveiled a globe-spanning 13-event calendar for the 2027 season.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
This compact began to fray in the 2010s as the scrappy upstarts of the early days grew into globe-spanning giants with untold power and influence.
—Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026
The petals are cast resin in different hues, the pistil is a glass globe.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for globe
Noun
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No effort is made to explain how the alien sphere exerts its power, and the book’s core theme, in the end, is the limit of human understanding.—
Ian Mackenzie,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Reflecting on the early years of riding the rocket ship through the fashion sphere, von Furstenberg recalled traveling from state to state, visiting department store after department store, where the red carpet was rolled out upon her arrival.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Fred died last year but built the greatest transportation company on the planet.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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SpaceX will be vying for slices of a fast-expanding pie with the Microsofts, Googles and other titans that constitutes perhaps the toughest roster of rivals on the planet.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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But the ball was caught and the runner on second strayed off the bag and was doubled off to end the game.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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If the ball hooks or drops, Arvada West might have have celebrated a state title three decades in the making.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Matthew Cole Raises the Alarm Our world has been flooded by a deluge of digital platforms, their ceaseless flow submerging our daily lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Those subtle details make a huge difference in both worlds.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globe. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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