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
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
In those cases, scientists determined the spheres were likely formed from interactions with groundwater circulating through the rocks' pores.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 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
However, the public case also saw the near complete withdrawal of the King of Pop from the public sphere in the final four years of his life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
In those cases, scientists determined the spheres were likely formed from interactions with groundwater circulating through the rocks' pores.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 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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In the 71st minute of a match in Peru, Altamirano's teammate booted a ball from near midfield, and Altamirano chased it down.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Mayor’s ball is an absolute feast for the senses; the black-and-white costumes, the massive number of performers, the layout and possibility of the space.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Haywood’s answer is that businesses should focus on areas where AI can drive the most impact, such as scaling support, personalizing interactions, or streamlining operations.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Here’s how the storm impacted the area: How much snow did Sierra Nevada get during storm?—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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The galaxy resides in a dense region of space where galaxy number densities are more than ten times higher than the cosmic average.—
Larissa G. Capella,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The camera is decently rounded, though not as curvy as the Mini 12.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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The original Power Rangers were rounded out by David Yost as the Blue Ranger Billy Cranston, and Jason David Frank as the Green Ranger (and later White Ranger) Tommy Oliver.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Collector’s Edition Bonuses A limited Collector’s Edition includes everything in the Premium bundle, plus a custom globe with secret storage, a replica of the Allmaker Relic, an oversized SteelBook, and a collector’s adventure journal.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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While the single-piece globes come in a variety of sizes ranging from 25 to 400 liters, Dhiman, like Fabre, uses the popular 220-liter size (around 60 gallons), which is just slightly smaller than a standard barrel.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nearly all of them cite the Stanford University communications scholar Clifford Nass, who by the 1990s and 2000s became the go-to expert on human-computer interaction, particularly in the realm of voice interfaces.—
Sarah A. Bell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then, to my astonishment, two slender blue-white streaks appeared, faintly at first, then slightly brighter, like a pair of angel wings peeking through some wondrous celestial realm.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Here are three takeaways from the Royals-O’s series: Kris Bubic stars in starter’s role The Royals always knew Bubic had the intangibles to become a big-league starting pitcher.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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