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Recent Examples of macrocosm
The same problem exists in macrocosm at the school-district level.
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Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.
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Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm.
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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Microcosm also meets macrocosm in Nohemà Pérez’s drawings: five monumental works that show forests on fire in the Catatumbo region of Columbia, which Pérez calls home.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
28 Nov. 2024
For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater.
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Dave Quinn,
People.com,
22 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.
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New York Times,
3 May 2022
But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival.
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Frances Solá-Santiago,
refinery29.com,
28 Feb. 2022
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.
—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm.
—
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm.
—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Microcosm also meets macrocosm in Nohemà 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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macrocosm
Noun
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There’s no universe in which he gets convicted.
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Season two will expand the Barry’s Bay universe and follow Fortune’s novel, One Golden Summer, while continuing to explore the fan favorite stories and characters from the first season.
Noun
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London — Democratic leaders must answer to voters, lawmakers and other world leaders.
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Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response.
Noun
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The injuries ranged from minor to serious in nature, the highway patrol said in its release.
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The taxing nature of executive roles, coupled with constant travel, high decision volumes, and immense stress, necessitates robust physical capacity.
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“Macrocosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macrocosm. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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