1
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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2
as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
higher mathematics is a little outside my sphere
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3
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
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
A lot of people like me, who do draft work in the public sphere, have spent the pre-trade deadline waxing poetic about how much stronger 2026 is than 2025, and how 2025 is a weak class.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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
Made of iron and nickel, the hot, solid sphere is about 70% the size of the moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
A lot of people like me, who do draft work in the public sphere, have spent the pre-trade deadline waxing poetic about how much stronger 2026 is than 2025, and how 2025 is a weak class.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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
Noun
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If facing a double-team situation, Kirby will kick the ball out to a shooter for a 3-pointer.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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After turning the ball over 25 times in the first matchup in Milwaukee, UConn had just eight giveaways Wednesday night, only three in the second half.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The head of Chile's National Electricity Coordinator (CEN), Ernesto Huber, said there was still no time frame to restore electricity across the country, adding areas in the north and south had started to regain power.—
Fabian Cambero and Alexander Villegas,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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These changes were largely driven by territorial disputes as the United States expanded westward, with areas shifting between different territories and future states.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The spiral structure of the cloud is believed to have emerged as a consequence of the Galactic tide—the gravitational influence of the surrounding Milky Way galaxy.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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With its ability to learn and adapt, AGI could lead autonomous space missions, exploring planets and distant galaxies.—
Sri Bhargav Krishna Adusumilli,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With head rounded, Johnny Damon saw his batting average drop twenty-five points.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead of a carbon plate, the Endorphin Speed features a less aggressive nylon plate—and its slightly lower stack of bouncy foam won’t throw you off-balance when rounding sharp turns.—
Lauren Wingenroth,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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President Trump is the only figure on the entire globe who is powerful enough to bring both of these parties to the table.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Information gleaned by the entourage of upcoming missions, will not only demystify Venus, Garvin said, but also present the gory details on chemistry, environments, fate of water, dynamics and human-scale landscapes on that enigmatic globe.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This takes us into the AI ethics realm, too, and the legal side of AI as well.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Despite the strict guidelines that steer her work into the realm of propaganda, her work is something beyond commercial art.—
Lauren LeBlanc,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The stars came out to shine for the Trojans as Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins each scored 22 points in the victory.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The young star played Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live from 1994 to 1997, and then went on to play Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light from 1997 to 2000.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This theory makes definite predictions about the distribution of dark matter, but leaves great uncertainty in the rather messy physics whereby gas agglomerates and converts into stars.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 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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“Sphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sphere. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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