as in bead
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table

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Recent Examples of globule There, perched under glass-globule chandelier, we were welcomed with Manhattans made with Michter’s rye, a personal favorite amongst this particular crew. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 It is absorbed by fat globules that travel through the small intestines and distribute the vitamin throughout your body. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2024 Those vesicle-like globules that appeared when Petkowski and his colleagues put lipids into sulfuric acid actually formed in exactly the same way that vesicles form in water: a process called pearling. Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025 Randomly dense gas globules within the nebula develop and gravitationally collapse and compress to become stars. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for globule
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Noun
  • Her choice of gemstones such as rose cut diamonds, brilliant diamonds, ancient beads, tumbled colored gemstones and precious metals including mixed sterling silver and 18-karat gold pieces) makes each piece of hers highly nuanced and unique.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Contact your healthcare provider immediately if a seed or bead gets stuck in your ear and doesn't come out.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But, just like peanut butter—which is considered healthy for infants—Levinson says that cold, firm chunks or thick globs of butter may pose a choking hazard.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With a programmable rain curtain that can create patterns and images using water droplets, as well as a pool on stage, water is a central theme and a key part of the family-friendly extravaganza featuring Cyr Wheel artists, an aerialist, a contortionist, a juggler and football (soccer) freestylers.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • What is a moonbow? A moonbow, or lunar rainbow, is a rare phenomenon that occurs when moonlight is refracted, reflected, and dispersed by water droplets in the air, just like a daytime rainbow.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Excess moisture drips into the V-shape and is then funneled into a container.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Because when so many Americans are tightening grocery budgets, scaling back meals, and absorbing the daily drip of scarcity, a pass that promises a burger a day doesn’t feel indulgent.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globule. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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