as in bead
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table

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Recent Examples of globule The various Bok globules found in star-forming regions as well as in the halo of the Milky Way are examples of dark nebulae. Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025 Randomly dense gas globules within the nebula develop and gravitationally collapse and compress to become stars. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025 There, perched under glass-globule chandelier, we were welcomed with Manhattans made with Michter’s rye, a personal favorite amongst this particular crew. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 It is absorbed by fat globules that travel through the small intestines and distribute the vitamin throughout your body. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for globule
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Noun
  • The director also brought out Lorraine's rosemary beads, a signature of the character to help banish dark spirits.
    EW.com, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Mardi Gras beads were also draped over alligator decor.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.
    Elise Cutts, Wired News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a device that can turn this agricultural waste into clean electricity, powered only by water droplets.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Since then, many researchers have played with the mathematically robust but very unorthodox idea of black holes as droplets of dark energy.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Use a funnel to fill the feeder to avoid drips and spills on the exterior.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Matchas, cortados, lattes, drip coffee, cold brew and other drinks are included on the shop’s current menu, with a promise of more options coming this fall.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globule. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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