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 This globular substance, shaped like a teardrop and unassuming in size, has been used by artists for millennia. Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025 Members of Mexico’s Cenotes Urbanos organization found a large globular pot while exploring Zumpango Cave and reported the discovery to officials, according to an April 21 news release from the National Institute of Anthropology and History. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025 Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025 But the hint of a Jennifer Jason Leigh in Single White Female-type in Matt’s large, globular eyes soon becomes unequivocal. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for globular
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Adjective
  • The science behind the glass sphere design The spherical shape is more than a design choice.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Acording to the researchers, this is the first time supression has been observed in a spherical tokamak.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The unique curved heel, measuring around four inches, gives the classic silhouette an interesting edge.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The curved leg and tapered ankle create a subtle elongating effect, giving the illusion of longer legs while still feeling easy and comfortable to move in.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The discovery offers a powerful way to give waste plastics a second life as high-performance materials, advancing both a circular economy and next-generation clean technologies.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Ground zero for two family weddings and several SAG-AFTRA events during the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress’s ownership, the light gray and white-trimmed structure is tucked away behind 20-foot privacy hedges and double gates and fronted by a semi-circular driveway.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Leaves may be flat or wavy or even cylindrical and shaped like tusks, arranged in a configuration like a fan, or maybe a pineapple top or the most emphatic of cockatoo’s crests.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Engineers placed the platform’s cylindrical hull in phase one into the Atlantic.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Globular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globular. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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