globes

noun

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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2
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 He was known for his love of globes, often photographed posing with them, according to The Post. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 With the fan and light turned off, check for loose globes, shades, bulbs, finials, or other decorative pieces. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026 Most globes take between a few weeks and a few months to make, and each is a work of art, customized for clients with family histories, past travels, migration routes, and personalized themes. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Seeing the world through old maps The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century. — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes. — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for globes
  1. balls
  2. planets
  3. spheres
  4. worlds
  5. orbs
  6. earths
Noun
  • Jansen then returned just before the break to strike twice in one over as Renshaw was caught at third slip and Alex Carey was caught behind for a duck two balls later.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • From Burbank to West Covina, lines tend to form out the door at each of the chain’s locations, with patrons ordering boxes of their signature potato balls, cheese rolls and other pastries.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • And that's apt, according to the leader of the new study, which reveals that, chemically speaking, the atmospheres of these dark and cloudy worlds are not unlike those of our solar system's gas giant planets.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Also, the fact that planets in this arrangement slide along their orbit and swap positions means that their positions in that orbit change, which, in turn, changes the timing of the transits.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of planets
Noun
  • That's the reason why a major trend in military spheres is to create counter-drone systems that are not only effective, but can be built cheaply and in vast numbers in a short time.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Soft jojoba spheres also provide a little physical exfoliation without the harsh scratchiness of traditional scrubs.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of spheres
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  • Some may think the two worlds don’t collide, but Bath insists there is a connection.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In reality, there are no heroes and no glory, only worlds that collapse and dreams that shatter.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of worlds
Noun
  • Props designer Sam Lancaster continues this motif by introducing several orbs in pivotal moments.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Considering that her designs—from the quirky and unmistakable totem collars to magic floating orbs and funky-fine rings—look like nothing else and immediately spark joy, Ashley Moubayed is keeping disco very much alive.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of orbs
Noun
  • David McNew/Getty Images Several developments combined to shift rare-earths production from monazite to bastnaesite.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And the movie’s also a super-teaming of the whole Spider-Man concept, clashing infinite earths of Spider-People together into a banter-y arachnoid squad.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
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