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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
Dancers execute choreography with four to as many as 50 hoops, creating intricate designs such as animals and globes.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The sound globes rotated 340 degrees to project a cone of sound and could be tuned to re-create the environment in which the music was originally recorded—a concert hall, cathedral, nightclub, or opera house.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
Best Actress and Best Actor in a Drama winners Michelle Pfeiffer and Tom Cruise hung out with their globes in the press room in 1990.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 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
Jellyfish paperweight $33 Shop Now Snow globes that stay put are paperweights.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 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
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
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The sound globes rotated 340 degrees to project a cone of sound and could be tuned to re-create the environment in which the music was originally recorded—a concert hall, cathedral, nightclub, or opera house.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
Best Actress and Best Actor in a Drama winners Michelle Pfeiffer and Tom Cruise hung out with their globes in the press room in 1990.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 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
Jellyfish paperweight $33 Shop Now Snow globes that stay put are paperweights.
—Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for globes
Noun
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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How to play the Powerball To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets?—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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That alone distinguishes Bienvenu’s take on a futuristic reality from most sci-fi narratives, which often occur in sleek, cold labs, desolate planets, or intricate spaceships floating in the vastness of space.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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Finally, two Olympic torches were lit two Olympic cauldrons, in Milan and Cortina, their flames at the center of shape-shifting spheres.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Across six permanent galleries—which appear to float above the lobby in concrete spheres—are 1,500 artifacts spanning 300,000 years of human history.—
John Arlidge,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game.—
Andrew Webster,
The Verge,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some in the company felt that Chapek was elevating the MBAs over the people actually creating the characters and worlds that Disney was best known for.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The paved trail also includes an underpass that opens up to a cascade of glowing orbs, which will illuminate the path at night.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Even the baby's bedroom got a birthday makeover; a final slide included in a roundup of party photos shows silver balloons spelling out her name and more pink, orange and white orbs floating up to the ceiling.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Nov. 2025
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China is responsible for roughly 70% of the world's rare-earths mining.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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An emboldened Beijing tested American resolve again in October by expanding its restrictions on rare-earths exports.—
LAEL BRAINARD,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Globes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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