snow globe
noun
: a sphere usually made of glass containing a miniature scene and flakes suspended in a clear liquid that give the appearance of snow falling onto the scene when the sphere is shaken
At the gift shop around the corner, you can buy giant panda oven mitts, hand towels, snow globes, decorative plates and change purses, among many other items.—
David Rowell
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Playing in Crested Butte’s snow globe brings joy to winter travelers.
—Morgan Tilton, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
Best show format: Richard Quinn’s escapist fashion in the form of a snow globe was magical and spectacular.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
The Sunday night football game between San Francisco and Buffalo looking like a snow globe.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Snow fell from the sky and turned Cleveland's stadium into a kind of snow globe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Morgan Tilton, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
Best show format: Richard Quinn’s escapist fashion in the form of a snow globe was magical and spectacular.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
The Sunday night football game between San Francisco and Buffalo looking like a snow globe.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Snow fell from the sky and turned Cleveland's stadium into a kind of snow globe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Snow globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20globe. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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