snow globe
noun
: a sphere usually made of glass containing a miniature scene and flakes suspended in a clear liquid that give the appearance of snow falling onto the scene when the sphere is shaken
At the gift shop around the corner, you can buy giant panda oven mitts, hand towels, snow globes, decorative plates and change purses, among many other items.—
David Rowell
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Swirling snowflakes turned Manhattan into a shimmering snow globe on Saturday evening as Tory Burch welcomed Vogue100 to her stunning New York City home.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
One famous shot in the first minutes of the film, showing reflections in a smashed snow globe, anticipates the film’s grand themes of ambition and legacy and the cracked mirror of memory.
—John Semley, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Snow globe cocktails: Turn your cocktails (or mocktails) into a snow globe by freezing a piece of pine and cranberries at the bottom of your glass.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
On the kind of day that NFL Films voice-of-God John Facenda would have loved, in a snow globe of a stadium, Barkley was all but unstoppable.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
One famous shot in the first minutes of the film, showing reflections in a smashed snow globe, anticipates the film’s grand themes of ambition and legacy and the cracked mirror of memory.
—John Semley, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Snow globe cocktails: Turn your cocktails (or mocktails) into a snow globe by freezing a piece of pine and cranberries at the bottom of your glass.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
On the kind of day that NFL Films voice-of-God John Facenda would have loved, in a snow globe of a stadium, Barkley was all but unstoppable.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Snow globe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snow%20globe. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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