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 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 Those vesicle-like globules that appeared when Petkowski and his colleagues put lipids into sulfuric acid actually formed in exactly the same way that vesicles form in water: a process called pearling. Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for globule
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Noun
  • Throughout the middle passage, it has been said that our ancestors wove familiar items such as beads, shells, or even seeds and grains from home into their braids, to keep with them along their journeys.
    Essence, Essence, 19 June 2025
  • The brand sells products like hair beads, gel, shampoo and conditioner on Nunn’s website.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • One woman sunbathed along the shore, oblivious to globs at her feet.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
  • Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Could alien microbes frolic in lakes of boiling acid or frigid liquid methane, or float in water droplets in Venus’ upper atmosphere?
    Daniel Apai, Space.com, 15 June 2025
  • Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and the team’s personnel department had identified him as a versatile player who would squeeze every droplet of potential out of his career.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Use drip irrigation or soaker hoses under the vegetables to irrigate the,m but leave nearby weeds without water.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • Copley’s landscape design includes a dry creek bed, drip irrigation, blue fescue grass, and a variety of colorful plants like orange kangaroo paw, purple salvia, and red autumn sage.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025

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“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globule. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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