as in ball
a more or less round body or mass
out of the countless celestial orbs twirling in space, the planet Earth remains the only one we can call home, so perhaps we should take care of it
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Recent Examples of orb
Then Kevin reports back from the unveiling of a new eye-scanning orb.
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Casey Newton Matt Collette, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The moon will be unmistakable, while Mars will appear as a reddish-orange orb just beside it.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Videos posted on the X showed a blue orb in the night sky that was visible in the U.K., France and other countries.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In the film, Jason Momoa’s Garrett Garrison has to battle the chicken jockey on the way to finding the orb that can take him back to the real world.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Casey Newton Matt Collette, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The moon will be unmistakable, while Mars will appear as a reddish-orange orb just beside it.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Videos posted on the X showed a blue orb in the night sky that was visible in the U.K., France and other countries.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
In the film, Jason Momoa’s Garrett Garrison has to battle the chicken jockey on the way to finding the orb that can take him back to the real world.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orb
Noun
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Soto was 0 for 4 and didn't get a ball out of the infield as his batting average dipped to .224.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
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Naz Reid and Julius Randle struggled to hold onto the ball for much of Wednesday’s contest.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The official dimpled sphere of the Deutsche Golf Verband (Deutschland’s equivalent of the USGA), Snyder launched stateside earlier this year after establishing a presence in their home country over the past half decade.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Knowing yourself is difficult, in part, because some behaviors and attitudes stem from the unconscious mind, outside your sphere of awareness.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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And that truth has been echoed around the entire globe.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Every month, my kids and I open the box, look at a globe, and do a lot of Googling.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
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“Orb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orb. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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