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
The model wore a gray vest with light blue pinstripes, cutout vents, sharp lapels, and gold buttons engraved with Westwood’s telltale orb insignia.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The model wore a gray vest with light blue pinstripes, cutout vents, sharp lapels, and gold buttons engraved with Westwood’s telltale orb insignia.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Star-Lord, steals a mysterious orb but soon has bounty hunters and the forces of Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) on his tail.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Hanging from the ceiling was the shriveled body of an orb-weaving cave spider, Metellina merianae, covered in a delicate, white fungus that had erupted from its exoskeleton.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The model wore a gray vest with light blue pinstripes, cutout vents, sharp lapels, and gold buttons engraved with Westwood’s telltale orb insignia.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Star-Lord, steals a mysterious orb but soon has bounty hunters and the forces of Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) on his tail.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Hanging from the ceiling was the shriveled body of an orb-weaving cave spider, Metellina merianae, covered in a delicate, white fungus that had erupted from its exoskeleton.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for orb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orb
Noun
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Hopefully, the Knicks figured out a way to get Towns the ball.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Luka Doncic, who had been fully engaged on the defensive side of the ball, was flat-footed as Anthony Edwards rammed into the paint.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Expanding the goods trade war into the financial sphere would be a significant escalation by the U.S., and remains highly unlikely.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Further east, when Arcadia joined the sphere of concern as the fire erratically tore through the San Gabriel foothills, the city’s fire chief successfully advocated for unified commanders to issue more widespread evacuations than initially proposed.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Spread over two dining rooms and long bar and wine wall, with 200 seats, Bia’s lay-out and design have snap, with potted greenery and globe ceiling lighting that is both flattering and surprising.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Settings rarely turn up, nor do identifying attributes — a musician’s instrument, a scholar’s book, a geographer’s globe.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Orb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orb. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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