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as in balls
a more or less round body or mass
this sphere that we live on is just a tiny speck in the universe
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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
higher mathematics is a little outside my sphere
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as in galaxies
a ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light
perhaps there is indeed life on planets circling spheres in galaxies far, far away
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Recent Examples of spheres
Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The past two years have been characterized by unprecedented global political turmoil, especially so in our region, which has inevitably bled into the cultural and cinematic spheres.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
In the entrance room, a large-scale web of glass spheres suspended overhead evokes the ambiguity of safety and fear.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The new technology starts as a colloidal suspension of gold nanoparticles, which self-assemble into micrometer-scale spheres in solution.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
The video of the incident went viral online, popping up across different platforms and drawing varying reactions from different political spheres, garnering praise and criticism alike.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.
—Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
Finally, two Olympic torches were lit two Olympic cauldrons, in Milan and Cortina, their flames at the center of shape-shifting spheres.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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Previous work sought to compute how contact binaries originated by modeling them as colliding spheres.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The past two years have been characterized by unprecedented global political turmoil, especially so in our region, which has inevitably bled into the cultural and cinematic spheres.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
In the entrance room, a large-scale web of glass spheres suspended overhead evokes the ambiguity of safety and fear.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
The new technology starts as a colloidal suspension of gold nanoparticles, which self-assemble into micrometer-scale spheres in solution.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
The video of the incident went viral online, popping up across different platforms and drawing varying reactions from different political spheres, garnering praise and criticism alike.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.
—Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
The individual beads are large hollow spheres containing okra seeds.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
Finally, two Olympic torches were lit two Olympic cauldrons, in Milan and Cortina, their flames at the center of shape-shifting spheres.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheres
Noun
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How to play the Powerball To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Biggest bird losses in areas warming most The biggest locations for acceleration of bird loss were in the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest and California, the study found.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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The 14th Congressional District covers parts of north and south Charlotte as well surrounding areas including Huntersville.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Of course, there are also regions that have hot, ionized material in the way, such as around active galaxies or in passing through galaxy clusters that have hot, X-ray emitting intracluster mediums.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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By tracking that glow, scientists can trace not just bright galaxies but also the diffuse gas that surrounds and connects them.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Paris Baguette rounds out the experience with coffee and delicate pastries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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The MagSafe 3 charging port rounds out the connections, offering snag-proof power and fast charging.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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Dancers execute choreography with four to as many as 50 hoops, creating intricate designs such as animals and globes.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The sound globes rotated 340 degrees to project a cone of sound and could be tuned to re-create the environment in which the music was originally recorded—a concert hall, cathedral, nightclub, or opera house.—
Allison Marsh,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Jan. 2026
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The motions of stellar streams contain clues to how our barred spiral galaxy evolved over billions of years, including through collisions with other galactic realms.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Feb. 2026
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And the restaurant has hosted notables from the realms of politics, sports and culinary greatness.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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During the final stretch of 2025, Tien reached Beijing’s China Open final, captured his maiden tour title at Metz, France, and closed the season by winning the Next Gen ATP Finals (for top players 20-and-younger) — results that marked him as one of the tour’s fastest-rising young stars.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Portside Wood Round Dining Table Set For dining under the sun or stars, this elevated dining set checks all the boxes.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, legal ambiguity slows retaliation, allowing pressure to build as thresholds are approached, often through areas not traditionally treated as military domains.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some studies on high-dose creatine (20 g/day) have found improvements in certain cognitive domains.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Spheres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheres. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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