as in universe
the whole body of things observed or assumed almost the entirety of the vast macrocosm remains beyond our reach

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Recent Examples of macrocosm For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater. Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024 Microcosm also meets macrocosm in Nohemí Pérez’s drawings: five monumental works that show forests on fire in the Catatumbo region of Columbia, which Pérez calls home. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024 The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate. New York Times, 3 May 2022 But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival. Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022 In the macrocosm of white patriarchy and supremacy, Yendry understands that opposing standards hardly shields us from a world functioning from the very prejudices that impact Black and brown communities around the globe. Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2022 In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 6 Jan. 2020 In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 6 Jan. 2020 But a broken nation is not a macrocosm of a broken family. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020
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Noun
  • The creators have also previously teased upcoming projects in the Stranger Things universe.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2025
  • Except in this strange universe, the boy retains his control and safety from beginning to end while everybody else is imperiled.
    Clare Morell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Despite the pessimism in the business world these days—with the stock market gyrating, unemployment unpredictable, costs rising, and international trade becoming burdensome, the future of the aerospace industry is bright.
    Yogi Tharanibalan, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
  • In the near term, the only way for the United States to meet this new world order is to let the treaty expire and begin increasing its own capabilities.
    Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Given the sensitive nature of payments and financial transactions, companies cannot afford to rely solely on AI without rigorous oversight.
    Dean Leavitt, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • What Happens Next The volatile nature of Trump's approval ratings is likely to continue as White House policies take effect and new developments take shape.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025

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“Macrocosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macrocosm. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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