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
Equipped with a smart AI chip and gyroscope, the orb hovers, flies, and returns to the user like a boomerang, providing countless hours of entertainment.
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
This year, a red-robed Chewbacca holding a glowing orb — the official symbol of Life Day — will for the first time wander Galaxy’s Edge to meet with visitors.
—Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Instead of stacks of money or safety deposit boxes, there are cameras, lights and screens fastened together to create two giant orbs.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
An hour into the bush and a dung beetle had already pushed its namesake orb across our path.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 13 Dec. 2025
This year, a red-robed Chewbacca holding a glowing orb — the official symbol of Life Day — will for the first time wander Galaxy’s Edge to meet with visitors.
—Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Instead of stacks of money or safety deposit boxes, there are cameras, lights and screens fastened together to create two giant orbs.
—ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
An hour into the bush and a dung beetle had already pushed its namesake orb across our path.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for orb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orb
Noun
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Los Angeles appeared to be in charge after getting a stop on defense giving Stafford the ball back.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Neither team shot the ball well from beyond the arc as Orlando (4 for 29 from 3) and Philadelphia (4 for 28) combined to shoot 8 for 57 (14%) from distance.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The technology, like many in the policing sphere, is more reactive than proactive, Piza said.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the political sphere—an arena that’s increasingly entangled with social media—figures such as Elon Musk decry empathy as an emasculating plague.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Larry has long harbored more globe-spanning ambitions.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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Every detail is carefully considered, right down to the moon-like globe lighting (which we're told is meant to emulate the bulbs surrounding a starlet's dressing room mirrors), and a calming palette of forest greens, powder pinks and deep blues gives the space a classic yet contemporary feel.—
Cassie Doney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Orb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orb. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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