as in spherical
having every part of the surface the same distance from the center
the globular streetlights give the pedestrian mall a Gay Nineties look
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Recent Examples of globular
Andys has outdoor balcony seating or, inside, cozy blue-velvet banquettes under a cluster of globular light fixtures.
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Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Open star clusters are much less dense than their globular counterparts and a pair of binoculars with a lower magnification allows for a more comprehensive view.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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
As a wave of radioactive green slime envelops him, his body begins to transform—limbs mutating, rows of bloody fangs emerging—his globular, wormlike form, slithering menacingly across the screen.
—Laura Holliday, Wired News, 2 May 2025
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Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Open star clusters are much less dense than their globular counterparts and a pair of binoculars with a lower magnification allows for a more comprehensive view.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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
As a wave of radioactive green slime envelops him, his body begins to transform—limbs mutating, rows of bloody fangs emerging—his globular, wormlike form, slithering menacingly across the screen.
—Laura Holliday, Wired News, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for globular
Adjective
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The engine mounts were closely inspected following the November crash, and going forward the spherical bearings will be replaced regularly, after every 4,000 cycles of takeoffs and landings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Investigators said a spherical bearing that had cracked on Flight 2976 had also failed four previous times on other planes.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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The lobby’s circular floor plan gives the illusion of a lily pad floating atop a koi pond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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The restricted area is a circular zone of about 33 miles around the city, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Jimmy Fairly’s exaggerated proportions and curved shield shapes feel perfectly aligned with that energy.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
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With its curved ceiling, the 120-seat auditorium serves not just as a film and laser show venue but also as a planetarium.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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To support this new system, engineers mounted a cylindrical hydrogen tank beneath the tail boom and installed specialized cooling nacelles on both sides of the helicopter’s exterior.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Drive stakes into the ground on opposite sides of the cage to support the cylindrical structure.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 May 2026
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“Globular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globular. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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