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as in balls
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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as in planets
the celestial body on which we live
New Year's celebrations around the globe
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Recent Examples of globes
With a little caffeine and a lot of patience, your hydrangeas should reward your efforts come spring with the boldest blue globes.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
The Ebern Designs Rhenn flush mount comes with three milky glass globes that give you plenty of light without blinding you.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Luke Evans paid tribute to Tom of Finland with his all-leather Palomo Spain look with jacket, trousers and globes in burgundy.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
There is Fedora, a city that preserves in glass globes models of the city that might have been, making enduring art of futures that were possible once but are possible no longer.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
In a garden designed by Denler Hobart Gardens, beautiful boxwood cones and globes are paired to enhance a stone patio's charm.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
Dancers execute choreography with four to as many as 50 hoops, creating intricate designs such as animals and globes.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of speakers, the Project G had sound globes.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
At the center, students can explore maps and globes, including modern ones and some that date back hundreds of years, sourced from around the world.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
The Ebern Designs Rhenn flush mount comes with three milky glass globes that give you plenty of light without blinding you.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Luke Evans paid tribute to Tom of Finland with his all-leather Palomo Spain look with jacket, trousers and globes in burgundy.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
There is Fedora, a city that preserves in glass globes models of the city that might have been, making enduring art of futures that were possible once but are possible no longer.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
In a garden designed by Denler Hobart Gardens, beautiful boxwood cones and globes are paired to enhance a stone patio's charm.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026
Dancers execute choreography with four to as many as 50 hoops, creating intricate designs such as animals and globes.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of speakers, the Project G had sound globes.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
At the center, students can explore maps and globes, including modern ones and some that date back hundreds of years, sourced from around the world.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for globes
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The World Cup display was front and center, and the assortment mix was broad across jerseys, footwear (sneakers and slides), balls and accessories for men, women, and kids.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Denver Golf offers a First Tee junior golf program (for kids as young as 4); two Learn and Play packages for beginners and intermediate golfers; Practice and Play passes for range balls, 9-hole and par 3 rounds; plus Friends and Family passes for mini-golf and par 3 rounds.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets?—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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But in successful experiments in the fall of 2025, scientists re-created the conditions present at the birth of planets, complete with simulacra of magma and miniature hydrogen atmospheres.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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These small spheres work by releasing a pesticide into the air, typically either naphthalene or 1,4-dichlorobenzene.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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This image above shows blue spheres representing relative amounts of Earth’s water in comparison to the size of the Earth.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Studios global rights to develop characters and worlds from Gripp’s full catalog.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Parents may not need the nightly news to remind them to locate their children anymore — there are apps for that now — but there are many ways for kids to feel unmoored, whether in analog or digital worlds.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The file, prepared by the Pentagon, reported that teams of agents had seen various orbs and strange figures in the sky or just off the ground.—
Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Here, concrete and granite orbs (and even bowling balls) echo rounded plants such as ornamental kales and coleus topiaries.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Following talks in the Indian capital, the two countries’ prime ministers inked a deal deepening rare-earths cooperation, and pledged to double bilateral trade by the end of the decade.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Many companies that depend on these magnets have been looking for alternatives, either a rare-earths-free magnet or a motor without magnets.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Globes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globes. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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