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
  • The act of threading beads onto string or elastic can help improve fine motor skills, too.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Artifacts located near the panels – stone points, the pigments and dentalium shells or beads – suggest long-distance ties to Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) communities in the Levant, hundreds of miles away.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 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
  • But salmon have no boundaries, and bears in pursuit often wander close enough to count droplets clinging to their fur.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Inside the most complex machine mankind has ever devised, a laser beam hits a droplet of tin 50,000 times per second, generating temperatures 40 times those found on the surface of the Sun.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If that spat was a microdose, Longstaff’s performance was a 90-minute saline drip of all-action brilliance that cured any ailment.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The homes of the legendary architect, who pushed the limits of design and technology, are well-known for their drip, drip, drips, even when they aren’t perched on water features.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globule. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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