1
as in ball
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 area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
higher mathematics is a little outside my sphere
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3
as in galaxy
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 sphere
Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
Sixty-five years ago, a metal sphere the size of a basketball caught the U.S. science, military and intelligence communities by surprise.
—Jonathan Osborne, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2022
Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
The ceasefire between Israel and Iran has seen Tehran mostly withdraw from the international sphere to regroup, reorganize and rebuild what was destroyed during the conflict.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Check out the velvet sphere from CB2 or Athena Calderone’s shearling spherical pillow from Crate & Barrel.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
Sixty-five years ago, a metal sphere the size of a basketball caught the U.S. science, military and intelligence communities by surprise.
—Jonathan Osborne, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2022
Verb
So a person of such cognitive ability and force as Bertha is relegated to a single sphere, and that is the social one.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
The ceasefire between Israel and Iran has seen Tehran mostly withdraw from the international sphere to regroup, reorganize and rebuild what was destroyed during the conflict.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sphere
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Before the rookie made his first start in right field at Wrigley, first-base coach Jose Javier and third-base coach Quintin Berry, who also works with Cubs outfielders, advised Caissie that balls hit that way might start foul and come back toward the field.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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Carry progression assesses the percentage of a player’s ball carries that move their team significantly closer to an opposition’s goal — in football speak, the ability to move their team up the pitch.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Bernie’s approach to addressing literacy gaps lies in a simple, but data-backed, logic, Executive Director for the new Milwaukee area branch Jenna Renno said, giving the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel an inside look at its Chicago area headquarters on July 10.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Malik then drove to a dark area on the opposite side of the hotel.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Yet these candidates shine far brighter than current models of early galaxy formation predict.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Made up of mirrors and lenses designed to spread light across a wide area, galaxy projectors use LED lights or laser technology to project images of stars and galaxies onto surfaces.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Tommy Fleetwood and Sam Burns rounded out the top five at 10-under.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Blake Hotel in New Haven rounded out Connecticut’s representation at 185th overall.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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That has to do with the location of the high-pressure domes and low-pressure troughs with relation to longitude and latitude on the Earth’s globe, according to weather experts.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
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The Sovereign’s Orb, a globe topped with a cross and mounted with emeralds, rubies, and sapphires surrounded by diamonds and pearls, is held in the monarch's right hand during the ceremony.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Discover Magazine,
30 June 2025
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The idea that humans could one day populate and even colonize Mars is one no longer confined to the realm of science fiction.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Embraer has chosen to not contest the two major OEM’s in the narrow body realm of A320’s and B737’s which carry 150 or more passengers.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Magazines invented and distributed the photo shoot, created literary stars like Ta-Nehisi Coates, Malcolm Gladwell and David Foster Wallace.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Álex Baena, the star signing and La Liga’s highest provider of assists last season, and Marc Pubill were both part of Spain’s under 23 side that won Olympic gold last summer alongside Pablo Barrios.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This theory makes definite predictions about the distribution of dark matter, but leaves great uncertainty in the rather messy physics whereby gas agglomerates and converts into stars.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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As adoption of cryptocurrency proliferates, the digital asset class has been agglomerated into one of America’s most mainstream institutions — divorce.—
Melvin Backman,
Quartz,
5 Sep. 2024
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“Sphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sphere. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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