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 The gluten is added last, to prevent globules from forming. IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for globule
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Noun
  • Sweeney’s gown consisted of a corseted dress in pink silk satin and heritage lace with glass bead and crystal embroidery.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • While somewhat off-putting in concept, the delicate beads of hair reflect the time and care that was poured into the piece by Hatoum.
    Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 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
  • It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Produced when moonlight is refracted through water droplets, the white or lunar rainbow only appears in full moon conditions when the sky is clear.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cut large sheets of parchment paper and place one in front of each chair to serve as craft mats so glitter and glue gun drip can fall there instead of on your favorite tablecloth.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Freeland added drip irrigation lines to his pumpkin field by pumping water from his well.
    Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globule. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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