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
There, thousands of translucent orbs smaller than peas bob in the water column below the fishing dock.
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Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
The Joro spider, or Trichonephila clavata, is a golden orb-web spider native to Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
The Joro spider, or Trichonephila clavata, is a golden orb-web spider native to Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan, also found in other parts of Asia.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
At its heart is the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium, a shimmering orb wrapped in nearly 27,000 iridescent aluminum panels that shift from metallic blues to sunset pinks as the light changes.
—Kate Springer, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
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Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
The Joro spider, or Trichonephila clavata, is a golden orb-web spider native to Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
The Joro spider, or Trichonephila clavata, is a golden orb-web spider native to Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan, also found in other parts of Asia.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
At its heart is the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium, a shimmering orb wrapped in nearly 27,000 iridescent aluminum panels that shift from metallic blues to sunset pinks as the light changes.
—Kate Springer, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orb
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Another day, as Mom loads the children into the car, Jeremy tosses a basketball against the house, again and again, his passive aggression registering through the ball’s unyielding thuds and his own frozen gaze.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Brandon Bye played a long, arcing ball-in to Velde at the back post for a centering header and Kelsy tapped the go-ahead goal into a wide-open net.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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While making some of the most recognizable pop songs in music history, Taylor Swift also became one of the most recognizable women in the celebrity sphere, a title that on many occasions has nearly cost her life.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Drones are increasingly used in every sphere of life today, from relief and rescue missions to battlefields.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts have also talked about how Earth looks like one united place, rather than a globe marked by lines demarcating countries or other divisions.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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In long form, the writers can pack enough globe-spanning spy games, adrenaline-spiking set pieces, and terrorist-thwarting action to keep even James Bond – or Jack Bauer, or Jason Bourne – busy.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Orb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orb. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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