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
The world’s largest spherical structure came with a $2.3 billion price tag and features a 580,000-square-foot LED Exosphere and a 16K x 16K immersive display plane that is revolutionizing the concert- and movie-going experience.
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Melinda Sheckells, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Sweet gums drop a fruit that is small and spherical and bristling with sharp points like a porcupine the size of a golf ball.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The spherical venue holds 17,600 seats and has 167,000 individual speakers.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
Some with thermal bonding technology and higher-end materials can get so spherical that the dynamics and the trajectory change.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Melinda Sheckells, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Sweet gums drop a fruit that is small and spherical and bristling with sharp points like a porcupine the size of a golf ball.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The spherical venue holds 17,600 seats and has 167,000 individual speakers.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
Some with thermal bonding technology and higher-end materials can get so spherical that the dynamics and the trajectory change.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spherical
Adjective
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The dogs indicated that drugs were present in the pallets, and police found one of pavers, which was shaped like a hexagon, contained a circular container hidden inside that contained 800 grams of methamphetamine.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Transfer to the fridge and leave it to ferment for 12 hours. Divide the dough into pieces weighing 50 to 60 grams and, with a circular hand motion, shape into balls.—
Michelle Tchea,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Looming over it all were two cylindrical towers holding the city's natural gas supply for which the neighborhood is named.—
Kathryn Varn,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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On top of that, the compact, cylindrical design keeps things sleek and out of sight.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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How to Propagate Red Buckeye Tree In late summer to early fall, red buckeye trees produce globular light brown seed capsules 1 to 2 inches in diameter.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Nov. 2024
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Clearly, a cameo in Bee Movie was enough to fill Sting’s lifetime allotment of a globular and otherworldly realm.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The split division format allows for the powerhouses to meet in round one, which is early for the caliber of talent.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the end, Herro became the fifth Heat player to win the 3-point contest with a final round score of 24.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The lithium in the brine beneath the brilliant white Atacama salt flat, which stretches out across the valley floor, has become a global resource.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
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Players who came up through the college ranks—including Tony Meola (Virginia), Tab Ramos (NC State) and Paul Caligiuri (UCLA)— were part of a generation that put America on the global soccer map, helping end a 40-year World Cup qualifying drought in 1990.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Spherical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spherical. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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