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Recent Examples of sphere
Noun
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
Verb
The city became one of colonial America’s five most important seaports, with trade—in rum, candles, fish, silver, furniture, and even enslaved people—catapulting Newport into a sphere of affluence. AFAR Media, 3 July 2025 Sarah is an assistant editor at Forbes, working with contributors to provide coverage and ignite conversations in the luxury lifestyle sphere. Sarah Perez, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sphere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sphere
Noun
  • For example, instead of going for max height on the pop squat, raise your heels but keep the balls of your feet on the ground.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 15 July 2025
  • Alyssa Thomas #25 of the Phoenix Mercury and Monique Billings #25 of the Golden State Valkyries both attempt to catch the ball during the second quarter at PHX Arena on May 11, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • See live video from the area: Fire containment Understanding what 35% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
  • To give a wider perspective, Texas has the worst flood heritage in the U.S., if this is defined in terms of discharge per rainfall area.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • All month – Milky Way core: The bright central bulge of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is visible all night through August.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
  • Then, some very serious things start happening in the galaxy.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Arianna and her classmates at Horizons, a free summer academic program at the University School of Nashville, were rounding out their last few days together.
    Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025
  • The first three rounds will take place on Sunday starting at 6 p.m., and rounds 4-20 will take place Monday starting at 11:30 a.m. Fans can watch day one coverage on MLB Network, MLB.com and ESPN.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The Sovereign’s Orb, a globe topped with a cross and mounted with emeralds, rubies, and sapphires surrounded by diamonds and pearls, is held in the monarch's right hand during the ceremony.
    Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025
  • Furnishings like chrome-back dining chairs in one of the two dining areas and an atomic-like globe chandelier definitely reflect the period, while sliding-glass doors seamlessly blend the indoor and outdoor spaces.
    Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • The Dreck Equation is an appeal to policymakers to recognize that unwarranted regulation of every sort, not just notice and comment but realms beyond can sacrifice startups, employment and wealth creation.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Spoelstra said a fourth-year leap with the 6-foot-10 forward certainly is within the realm.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Previous Lumiere honorees include some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Jane Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, and Tim Burton, alongside European stars, such as Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Deneuve.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • In the second match of the semifinals, Sinner will face No. 6 Novak Djokovic, in a contest between one of tennis’ newer stars with a likely dominant career ahead, and one who is among the greatest ever to play but is now age 38.
    Jess Bryant, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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