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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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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
higher mathematics is a little outside my sphere
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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
Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Read: The tech that’s radically reimagining the public sphere
This sort of call to oblivion is not exactly new.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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
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Noun
Each beverage comes with a chocolate sphere that melts to reveal mini marshmallows and a pink bow marshmallow when placed in the drink.
—Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Read: The tech that’s radically reimagining the public sphere
This sort of call to oblivion is not exactly new.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sphere
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Exasperated Cowboys want explanation for no-call on 49ers’ key touchdown pass 49ers defensive line Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield is a quick thrower of the ball.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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The handcuffed teenager was buckled into the front seat of Truong’s patrol vehicle because there was not a caged holding area for detainees in the back seat of that particular vehicle.Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Armed with that information, off-roading is a lot less likely to be marred by choking, toxic smoke that comes along with dangerous levels of combustion if users know which areas to avoid.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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There are other ways of seeing what things were like back then: Astronomers can point cameras directly at galaxies that are 5 billion light-years distant and capture light that left them 5 billion years ago.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pía will also take you along on an fascinating journey through the galaxy by identifying constellations and explaining the significance of the cosmos to the local Indigenous people.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alongside Johnson, Evans and Simmons, 69, Lucy Liu, Bonnie Hunt, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Nick Kroll and Kiernan Shipka round out the cast of the upcoming film.Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Apple strudel, black forest torte, pies and cookies round out the desserts.Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Whether your giftee has puffy undereyes, a migraine, or the need for some general facial soothing, these cooling ice globes can feel luxurious at the start and finish of a long day.Malia Griggs, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2024
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Regina Hall, a hamburger and a globe also appeared in the clue package.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Additional carrots for Ukraine are most likely to be found in the economic realm.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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When conflicts exist outside the U.S. realm, money tends to flow to U.S. Treasurys as a safe-haven investment.Sanford Mann, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Defensive coordinator Robert Livingston’s unit had an array of stars on Saturday.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The city is expecting 500,000 tourists for the pop star’s six-night, two-weekend stand of her Eras tour.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 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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In those days, nearly all hemophiliacs were HIV-positive because they were infused repeatedly with blood products agglomerated from thousands of donors—none of whom were screened for HIV until the mid- to late 1980s.Bruce D. Walker, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
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“Sphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sphere. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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