globe

1
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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2
as in planet
the celestial body on which we live New Year's celebrations around the globe

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Recent Examples of globe But the story is very different on the planet globes were made to represent. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Another character is a mascot with a [globe] head who runs out of the plane while on fire. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025 Each place are some of the most forward facing programs at each level across the entire globe. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025 Ocean Vodka is charmingly bottled in small blue globes reminiscent of Japanese glass fishing floats. Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for globe
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Noun
  • For Powell, who has worked in the American sports branding and marketing sphere for more than three decades, PSG still have a long way to go.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • The transition to becoming a profitable husband requires intentional action in both personal and professional spheres.
    Willow Kai, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • These electrons get a boost of energy in a region of Earth's magnetic field on the night side of the planet.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • The crocs wandering the prehistoric Dominican Republic five million years ago were descended from carnivores that evolved back when dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex still roamed the planet.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Denver went 5-2 last fall whenever No. 19 touched the ball five times or more in a game.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
  • The Thunder shot a paltry 8-of-30 on 3-pointers and were smoked in 1-on-1 ball.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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  • Across the technology investing world, investors are scaling their bets on a seductive thesis: Generative AI will transform low-margin service businesses into high-margin software companies.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
  • Our copyright statutes were written for a world of photocopiers and cassette tapes, not cloud infrastructure and self-learning algorithms.
    Aron Solomon June 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025

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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globe. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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