globes

plural of globe
1
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 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 The final women’s window displays a foulard created for Bergdorf Goodman on a green backdrop with a thistle flower motif surrounded by globes indicating where Loro Piana fibers are found. David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 One of the park lights, its white globes uncannily egg‑like, framed the right side of the field. Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 For example, swapping rustic barn lights for sleek, glass globes can instantly update a space without much effort. Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025 Chilled cryotherapy globes by Epicutis are also included and intended for take-home use. India Brown, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025 Edward Herman from the Cook Islands' Seabed Minerals Authority holding polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with cobalt, nickel, manganese and other coveted metals, on June 12, 2025. Hugh Cameron john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Foothill also combined for six blocks and slowed down several kill attempts by partially blocking balls at the net.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Wool dryer balls reduce static cling and help the laundry dry more quickly and evenly.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Farther up, on Observatory Hill, tall cryptomeria trees were silhouetted in the darkening evening, and down in the valleys, lights winked on like reflections of the planets and stars appearing in the sky.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This early indication of planets in the TOI-2267 system prompted the team to get ready for more observations with several other observatories.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The community is too vast, composed of too many distinct and overlapping spheres.
    Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The answer for one dimension is 3, two dimensions gets you 6, and a three dimensional situation can support 12 kissing spheres.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By replicating the visual fidelity of reality, retina E-paper brings science closer to creating virtual worlds that the human eye cannot distinguish from the real one.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Welcome to Derry Stephen King's worlds collide with HBO's new horror series, a prequel to the It films.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These states’ extensive coastlines may explain part of the clustering, but the types of objects described—ranging from glowing orbs to submerged shapes that move at high speed—suggest something far more unusual.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Sometimes performers and crew on tours will capture mysterious orbs and abnormalities in pictures.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The new rare-earths restrictions can be deployed not only against the United States, but against any country that dares to oppose Xi’s will.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Those rare-earths are used in practically everything that beeps, including consumer electronics and military equipment.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Globes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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