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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
March Adolescence went from low-key British original on Netflix to globe-straddling giant in March 2025.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
Sir Rod Stewart has extended his globe-hopping One Last Time tour yet again.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
At the center of the exhibition is a sculpture of Matthew Fontaine Maury, a Confederate naval officer and pioneering oceanographer, who stands in front of an enormous bronze globe.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
Sir Rod Stewart has extended his globe-hopping One Last Time tour yet again.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
At the center of the exhibition is a sculpture of Matthew Fontaine Maury, a Confederate naval officer and pioneering oceanographer, who stands in front of an enormous bronze globe.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for globe
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The technology, like many in the policing sphere, is more reactive than proactive, Piza said.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the political sphere—an arena that’s increasingly entangled with social media—figures such as Elon Musk decry empathy as an emasculating plague.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Launched in November 2013, MAVEN entered orbit around Mars in September 2014 to study the planet's upper atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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When Galaxy's Edge first opened, its backstory dictated that it was set betweenThe Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker at the Black Spire Outpost (an original creation of the park) on the planet of Batuu.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Maryland sent the ball to Garzon for a 3-pointer, then Gerda Raulusaityte countered with a layup to keep USC ahead.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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In the 38th minute, Aleda Urbina converted from short range after Islanders goalkeeper Haleigh Steele lost control of the ball following a diving save attempt.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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At the beginning of the Iron Age, Phoenicians set out westwards, searching for valuable natural resources to be brought back and traded in the urbanized world of the eastern Mediterranean.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles theater world underwent a historic leadership shift in 2023 when two artistic directors of color were placed at the helm of the city’s most prestigious nonprofit companies.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globe. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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