as in spherical
having every part of the surface the same distance from the center the globular streetlights give the pedestrian mall a Gay Nineties look

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Recent Examples of globular Members of Mexico’s Cenotes Urbanos organization found a large globular pot while exploring Zumpango Cave and reported the discovery to officials, according to an April 21 news release from the National Institute of Anthropology and History. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025 But the hint of a Jennifer Jason Leigh in Single White Female-type in Matt’s large, globular eyes soon becomes unequivocal. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025 Moreover, it was found that most of the fungi linked to fermentation were found in a specific type of pot, the globular jar. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for globular
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Adjective
  • Or what happens if the cylinder is not perfectly spherical?
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
  • The Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun at a distance 1,000 times greater than the orbit of Neptune, is widely thought to be spherical — although it has never been directly observed.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Guests descend several circular staircases into a network of chalk pits and galleries, parts of which date to the Gallo-Roman era.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Using the Wrong Food Plot Shapes People have been planting circular, square, and rectangular food plots for decades.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
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  • Its flat body not only fits more comfortably in a pocket than a traditional cylindrical design but also increases the torque applied through the bit driver by expanding the radius out from the center of the screw.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 June 2025
  • To that end, Titan’s hull was made of carbon fiber rather than titanium or steel and it was designed in a cylindrical shape, not a sphere.
    Adam Carlson, People.com, 12 June 2025

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“Globular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globular. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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