sphered

verb

past tense of sphere
as in balled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sphered
  1. balled
  2. rounded
  3. agglomerated
  4. wadded
  5. rolled
Verb
  • Instead of being grateful, Quiggle balled his fist, continued to yell and fought with the deputy before being arrested, Linhardt said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The rayon-spandex knit is soft, stretchy, and virtually wrinkle-proof, so it can be balled into the corner of a tote bag as a backup outfit and still look fine at dinner.
    — Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of balled
Verb
  • The dish is rounded out with buttermilk and sweet corn elements, including a crisp cornmeal sable and roasted corn white chocolate.
    — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And few nearby noticed when a man rounded the wall by the charging station and walked into the parking lot.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rounded
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  • Out there, the planetesimals are too sparse and move too slowly to find one another often, and therefore most have never agglomerated into planets.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of agglomerated
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  • The Socks Are Inside Other Clothes Did the sock actually enter another space-time continuum—or did it get wadded up in someone's pant leg?
    — Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
Definition of wadded
Verb
  • Production would run through 1973, during which time 763 examples had rolled off the line.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The drum rolled, and a green ball of light with the number 5 appeared beside it.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of rolled
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“Sphered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sphered. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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