as in circular
having every part of the surface the same distance from the center
the planet Earth is not, in fact, perfectly spherical
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Recent Examples of spherical
Part of the ball should be sticking out of the top of the cup; this will help to form the spherical head shape for your ghost.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2025
The game is playable on Nintendo Switch 1, so everyone has a chance to get in on the spherical action.
—PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
Those arguing that this is a special version of the movie that exists only in one specific and spherical context are right, but so are impending fears around AI manipulation in cinema and that a classic has to be made better.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2025
The flash, which appears almost spherical in the image, is due to lightning striking the clouds above the urban area, according to NASA.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 July 2025
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2025
The game is playable on Nintendo Switch 1, so everyone has a chance to get in on the spherical action.
—PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
Those arguing that this is a special version of the movie that exists only in one specific and spherical context are right, but so are impending fears around AI manipulation in cinema and that a classic has to be made better.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2025
The flash, which appears almost spherical in the image, is due to lightning striking the clouds above the urban area, according to NASA.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spherical
Adjective
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Investors channeling capital into the infrastructure that makes circular supply chains possible, from recycling PET and flexibles to alternative solutions, and particularly in the regions where both the need and opportunity are greatest, such as South and Southeast Asia and Latin America.—
Rob Kaplan,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The circular design gives you 360 degrees of sound, so everyone at your gathering can hear the music clearly.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Field 7 looks totally different, thanks to its cylindrical shape, and is much bigger and heavier at 8.8 by 20.2 by 8.7 inches and 13.9 pounds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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To get that speed, the atomic scientists started with long cylindrical bombs, but Ferebee and ballistics experts found that the length hindered an appropriate nose dive for accurate bombing.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hanging from the ceiling are globular pendant lamps (from the French brand DCW Editions).—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The globular segments of the abstract piece, Complexing, could be a kind of smudging, a devolving, of the pregnant and engorged curvilinear silhouette of an earlier figurative sculpture, Monument.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Yoo wears round wire-frame glasses and sweeps his dark hair back; Schat describes herself as a tomboy and keeps her hair in a pixie cut.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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As Jack Draper stepped up to serve in the third set of his US Open first round match against Federico Agustín Gómez on Monday, the British star threw up on court.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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In July, 18 states across the United States, including Ohio and Kentucky, experienced their most humid July since records began in 1981, Ben Noll, global weather writer and meteorologist for The Washington Post, reported.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Aug. 2025
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Jefferies upgrades Miniso to buy from hold Jefferies says the China global retailer is well positioned for growth.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Spherical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spherical. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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