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
Tiny projections stick out from the stalk, and the crooked tip has structures called a conical protuberance, a globular head and a rugged flap.
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Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
Each globular protein has an iron-bearing complex called heme at the center.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
The full-scale prototype is designed to launch into space inside a conventional rocket and then expand—while in orbit—into globular living quarters.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
The weed arrived innocuously enough with delicate, yellow globular flowers and feathery carrot-like leaves.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
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Katie Cottingham, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
Each globular protein has an iron-bearing complex called heme at the center.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
The full-scale prototype is designed to launch into space inside a conventional rocket and then expand—while in orbit—into globular living quarters.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
The weed arrived innocuously enough with delicate, yellow globular flowers and feathery carrot-like leaves.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for globular
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Some with thermal bonding technology and higher-end materials can get so spherical that the dynamics and the trajectory change.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Byzantine domes and spherical walls surround hydrotherapy jets that help ease muscle aches.Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Built in 1995, the mansion has 15 full bathrooms, four half bathrooms, a regulation-sized basketball gymnasium, a circular infinity pool, a cigar room, a putting green and a tennis court.Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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The industry-specific solution supports circular logistic flows for returnable and reusable packaging material such as containers, boxes, and pallets — from supplier and customer deliveries to intra-company movements and the journey back to the company.Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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What’s left frames the dramatic cylindrical hairspring within a large tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ultimate now a 10m radius, 5m high cylindrical spell field from 10m sphere, matches up with warning marker better.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Globular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globular. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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