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noun

ˈsfir How to pronounce sphere (audio)
Definition of spherenext
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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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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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verb

as in to ball

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Recent Examples of sphere
Noun
The further ahead the planner looks, the larger that sphere becomes. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 According to Mark Gurman, the countertop model will somewhat resemble the iMac G4, with the screen attached to an arm set into a half sphere. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte came out in 2003, and by the late 2000s, the fall trend had trickled from the novelty coffee drinks sphere into the beer world. — Emma Balter, Chron, 10 Oct. 2022 And young people are innovating outside that sphere as well, including Southern-gothic singer-songwriter Ethel Cain and art-rockers Geese. — Vulture, 6 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for sphere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sphere
  1. ball
  2. area
  3. galaxy
  4. round
  5. globe
  6. realm
  7. star
  8. agglomerate
Noun
  • Antetokounmpo also blocked a Noah Clowney dunk attempt a few minutes later, and then got the ball back for a spinning finger roll on the other end.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • What is a ball maze if not a puzzle that looks like a roadmap?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ball
Noun
  • In all these areas, the traditional aid system is falling short.
    — David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The area, 2 miles south of the White House, has been at the center of a heated legal battle for months.
    — Andrew Limbong, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of area
Noun
  • These explosions, known as hypernovas, were first proposed to explain unusual stars in the halo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, and in a neighboring dwarf galaxy.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • That all three gossamer galaxies existed along a line, as neighbors, didn’t escape the attention of astrophysicists, who began to coalesce around an origin story.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of galaxy
Verb
  • Halpin watched the ball clear the wall in right-center then launched his bat over his head and into the sky before rounding the bases.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Brewers third baseman David Hamilton rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the ninth inning.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of round
Noun
  • The gas can always be liquefied and exported around the world to an energy-needy globe.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For well-heeled, globe-trotting diners, Noma offered an escape from modernity and the sensation of communing with something more elemental and earthbound.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of globe
Noun
  • Fielder started in the realm of absurdist comedy, and with the Holmes project moves into a world of watercooler high crimes and compelling fourth-wall breaking.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
  • These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of realm
Noun
  • Longies, which make up the majority of GRBs, are associated with collapsing supermassive stars, whereas shorties are linked to crashes between two neutron stars.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Oscar-winning actress and former child star, who had a stroke in 2020, shared a rare photo of herself Friday on social media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of star
Verb
  • Out there, the planetesimals are too sparse and move too slowly to find one another often, and therefore most have never agglomerated into planets.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
  • 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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