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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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2
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
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
These are frequently shaped into nested spheres—though there are many exceptions, including intricate axial symmetries.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Its goal was a re-ordered world, a decoupling between key US and Chinese spheres, and what its members saw as clear-eyed engagement in a new Cold War that had already begun.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The community is too vast, composed of too many distinct and overlapping spheres.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
These spheres could one day serve as living and working spaces for astronauts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The answer for one dimension is 3, two dimensions gets you 6, and a three dimensional situation can support 12 kissing spheres.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Whether in the spheres of culture, family, economic or civic life, gender roles and norms intersect with class, race and other social differences and shift across cultures and historical eras.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Those with clout in various spheres coalesced into one clubby circle, and fell prey to a groupthink that foresaw riches for everyone, without consequences.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
In his own secret lair, Vilgefortz learns from Istredd that Ciri possesses a the power to collapse space and time — not only for the Continent, but for other spheres of reality.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
These are frequently shaped into nested spheres—though there are many exceptions, including intricate axial symmetries.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Its goal was a re-ordered world, a decoupling between key US and Chinese spheres, and what its members saw as clear-eyed engagement in a new Cold War that had already begun.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The community is too vast, composed of too many distinct and overlapping spheres.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
These spheres could one day serve as living and working spaces for astronauts.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The answer for one dimension is 3, two dimensions gets you 6, and a three dimensional situation can support 12 kissing spheres.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
Whether in the spheres of culture, family, economic or civic life, gender roles and norms intersect with class, race and other social differences and shift across cultures and historical eras.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Those with clout in various spheres coalesced into one clubby circle, and fell prey to a groupthink that foresaw riches for everyone, without consequences.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spheres
Noun
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Think timeless toys like sand, rubber balls, jump rope, and cardboard boxes.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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His was a random assortment, the stuff of Walmart value packs, including the clip-on bobber balls that amateurs use.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Redefine and streamline your customer engagement and product experience by deploying AI systems in high-impact areas such as order-to-cash, procure‑to‑pay, and supply chain orchestration.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the early 2010s, Courtois was part of the team that discovered and described the Laniakea supercluster of galaxies to which our Milky Way belongs.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Over the decades, the observatories on Kitt Peak have helped map dark matter, chart distant galaxies and train generations of astronomers.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Owen rounds out the Royals pitchers in Surprise.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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Scream 7‘s cast of newcomers rounds out with May, Randolph, Joel McHale, Anna Camp, Mckenna Grace, Ethan Embry, Mark Consuelos, Jimmy Tatro, Celeste O’Connor, Asa Germann and Sam Rechner.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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The final women’s window displays a foulard created for Bergdorf Goodman on a green backdrop with a thistle flower motif surrounded by globes indicating where Loro Piana fibers are found.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Does this explain, perhaps, why Hopkins would then traffic back and forth between the grand realms of British classical theatre and the badlands of the movies, over the years, with an ease denied even to Olivier?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jack is curious about life’s mysteries and wants to learn about the elements that make up all the realms.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two were against future NFL stars (Southern Miss’ Brett Favre and NC State’s Philip Rivers).—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, several of the show's younger stars continued acting and have appeared in various television shows and movies.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Of course, a good number of researchers and critics have warned of the dangers of using AI in these consequential domains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet the nonprofit appears to be concealing this from visitors to its website, where a search function, the only nontechnical tool for seeing what’s in Common Crawl’s archives, returns misleading results for certain domains.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Spheres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spheres. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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