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Recent Examples of microcosmos
Another number down the list would have drawn knowing nods within the microcosmos of horse racing intellectuals: The cost of breeding a mare with Scat Daddy, the blossoming sire merely 11 years old, had sprouted from $35,000 to $100,000.
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Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018
Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosmos
Noun
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The food industry is just a microcosm of the economic inequality and desperation that the Biden/Harris Administration failed to mitigate and enabled the Trump campaign to cruise to victory.—
Errol Schweizer,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The 93 winners of the Best Animated Short Oscar are a microcosm of the history of world animation.—
Jeremy Fassler,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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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,
New York Times,
3 May 2022
Noun
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The rankings for the catchers listed here are for standard 5×5 Roto leagues (mixed universe).—
Gene McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The result is an approachable yet luxurious experience aimed at attracting Louis Vuitton fans, casual shoppers and locals alike, planting the seed of a future purchase after being immersed into the brand’s universe.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Our solar system, once thought to be the blueprint for all planetary systems, now stands as just one of countless possibilities—a unique configuration in a cosmos teeming with variety.—
Dakotah Tyler,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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The name reflects the lunar rover's mission and practical value in aiding the Chinese people to uncover the mysteries of the moon, which is in line with China's yearning to explore the vast cosmos, develop the space industry and build itself into a space power, CMSA said in a statement.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Around 700 million years ago, Earth was a frozen, white sphere, its rocky surface buried kilometers under ice.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Yet for the most part, Congress as an institution has mostly remained silent as the executive branch invades its sphere of authority.—
David Lopez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Microcosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosmos. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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