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 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 Those vesicle-like globules that appeared when Petkowski and his colleagues put lipids into sulfuric acid actually formed in exactly the same way that vesicles form in water: a process called pearling. Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025 Randomly dense gas globules within the nebula develop and gravitationally collapse and compress to become stars. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for globule
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Noun
  • The star is its light pink opal, which is surrounded by a string of gold beads.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 30 May 2025
  • Two hundred of each type of bead were placed inside each of the spherical cages.
    Ben Coxworth May 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?
    Daniel R. DePetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Its moisture-wicking performance was also excellent, with water droplets spreading quickly across the surface of the fabric.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 May 2025
  • There’s movement — in his chest, his sighing eyebrows, in droplets of blood making a splash on the floor that nobody else can feel.
    Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • On May 6, National Teacher Appreciation Day, teachers that present a valid form of identification can get any McDonald's soft drink, sweet tea or hot or iced drip coffee for free.
    Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
  • Long and her colleagues are looking to see whether other parts of the eastern North American margin also have this crustal drip.
    Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Globule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/globule. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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