globes

noun

Definition of globesnext
plural of globe
1
as in balls
a more or less round body or mass the glassblower shaped the molten mass into a globe of remarkable thinness and clarity

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as in planets
the celestial body on which we live New Year's celebrations around the globe

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  1. balls
  2. planets
  3. worlds
  4. orbs
Noun
  • No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of balls
Noun
  • Both planets are close to their brightest for some time but behave very differently.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The data from such close approaches has been helping solar scientists investigate the fundamental physics of our star and its influence on the planets.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of planets
Noun
  • How the season unfolded was worlds away from what many people anticipated after Verstappen secured four wins in the first five races, some of them by a significant margin.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of worlds
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  • Following recent reports of drones hovering over New York and New Jersey, mysterious glowing orbs have this week been seen moving in the skies above Minnesota.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Video footage uploaded by Fox News on Wednesday shows two orbs floating in the sky, eventually moving around before disappearing.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of orbs
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