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 are more than 1,000 LED diode lights mounted beneath the greenery and orb lighting around the SD.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The seven-piece Metamorphosis collection, which has a butterfly motif, includes an 18-karat yellow gold butterfly ring, at $1,100, and an 18-karat gold chain that is meant to be wrapped around a wearer’s finger and wrist, so its gold orb is displayed on the back of the hand.
—Felicia Craddock, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The image reveals two pinpoint-like white stars near the center, with a blue orb slightly below and to the right.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Images from the satellite sent back to Earth first show the sun in its entirety, before a large dark orb—the moon—passes by, blocking almost a quarter of the star from view.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The seven-piece Metamorphosis collection, which has a butterfly motif, includes an 18-karat yellow gold butterfly ring, at $1,100, and an 18-karat gold chain that is meant to be wrapped around a wearer’s finger and wrist, so its gold orb is displayed on the back of the hand.
—Felicia Craddock, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The image reveals two pinpoint-like white stars near the center, with a blue orb slightly below and to the right.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Images from the satellite sent back to Earth first show the sun in its entirety, before a large dark orb—the moon—passes by, blocking almost a quarter of the star from view.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orb
Noun
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Denver went 5-2 last fall whenever No. 19 touched the ball five times or more in a game.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
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The Thunder shot a paltry 8-of-30 on 3-pointers and were smoked in 1-on-1 ball.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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For Powell, who has worked in the American sports branding and marketing sphere for more than three decades, PSG still have a long way to go.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The transition to becoming a profitable husband requires intentional action in both personal and professional spheres.—
Willow Kai,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Going rogue against the Director’s wishes, Eve turns her quest for vengeance into a rescue when a little girl is kidnapped, and globe trots from a neon New York nightclub to a snowy Austrian village full of murderous locals.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Known as one of the last privately held of the original eight big studios, RKO’s iconic tower and globe logo has lit movie and television screens for over 90 years.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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“Orb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orb. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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