as in balls
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 orbs
Cellphone footage shows two glowing red orbs floating across the sky.
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Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
According to the documents, the objects appeared above a ridgeline and, in some instances, seemed to generate additional smaller orbs.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Cellphone footage shows two glowing red orbs floating across the sky.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
Several of the documents detail encounters reported by federal law enforcement officers in 2023, in which five agents reported seeing strange orbs on the horizon.
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Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
The space itself is decked out with giant round light fixtures and orbs that are nearly effervescent, a fitting reflection of the bar's Champagne-forward drinks program.
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Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
On the other hand, LiPfe orbs don’t reproduce, and reproduction is one of the fundamental characteristics of life.
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Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Such stars are the key quarry that JWST was designed for—stellar orbs composed of the pristine, primordial hydrogen and helium gas that was summoned into being by the big bang.
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Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Here, concrete and granite orbs (and even bowling balls) echo rounded plants such as ornamental kales and coleus topiaries.
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Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
According to the documents, the objects appeared above a ridgeline and, in some instances, seemed to generate additional smaller orbs.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Cellphone footage shows two glowing red orbs floating across the sky.
—
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Several of the documents detail encounters reported by federal law enforcement officers in 2023, in which five agents reported seeing strange orbs on the horizon.
—
Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
The space itself is decked out with giant round light fixtures and orbs that are nearly effervescent, a fitting reflection of the bar's Champagne-forward drinks program.
—
Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
On the other hand, LiPfe orbs don’t reproduce, and reproduction is one of the fundamental characteristics of life.
—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Such stars are the key quarry that JWST was designed for—stellar orbs composed of the pristine, primordial hydrogen and helium gas that was summoned into being by the big bang.
—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Here, concrete and granite orbs (and even bowling balls) echo rounded plants such as ornamental kales and coleus topiaries.
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Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orbs
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Renshaw and Tim David put on 97 runs in 50 balls for the fourth wicket, setting up a big total.
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
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In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.
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Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.
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To determine the velocities of both spheres after collision, physicists use the fact that the total energy and momentum are the same before and after the collision.
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Kirk helped popularize some of the principles of Seven Mountains, introducing the idea of the seven spheres to his millions of followers.
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