as in bead
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass fat globules of hot wax dripping onto the table

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Recent Examples of globule The various Bok globules found in star-forming regions as well as in the halo of the Milky Way are examples of dark nebulae. Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025 Randomly dense gas globules within the nebula develop and gravitationally collapse and compress to become stars. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025 There, perched under glass-globule chandelier, we were welcomed with Manhattans made with Michter’s rye, a personal favorite amongst this particular crew. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 It is absorbed by fat globules that travel through the small intestines and distribute the vitamin throughout your body. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for globule
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Noun
  • The set includes four transparent containers with wooden lids: one for dryer sheets, and three larger containers which can be used for detergent, scent beads, dryer balls, and more.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
  • Seed beads, charms, fresh water pearls, Czech glass, pendants, tools, stringing materials, findings and more.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.
    Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2025
  • There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.
    Essence, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The last reported occurrence of human-to-human transmission was reported in 1924, according to the National Institutes of Health, and is typically spread through respiratory droplets.
    Sonam Sheth Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • Measles, a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral disease spread through respiratory droplets, was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • As with soaker hoses, drip irrigation systems can be covered with mulch to minimize evaporation or runoff.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
  • On opening day, visitors can get a free drip coffee.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 July 2025

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“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globule. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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