the natural world
noun
: all of the animals, plants, and other things existing in nature and not made or caused by people
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The writer Rivka Galchen explains recent research that extends Turing’s model, which now allows scientists to describe other kinds of pigmentation patterns that appear throughout the natural world.
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Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
This double nature of our experience of time as simultaneously linear and embedded within cycles of related and recurrent experiences is particularly evident in the natural world, where the trembling aspens of June and the frozen lakes of December can be experienced as both fleeting and timeless.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
The community is bolstered by Japanese Buddhist and Shinto beliefs that soulfully and spiritually tether humanity to the natural world.
—Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
Inspired by the harmony of the natural world and shaped through meticulous Thai craftsmanship, FUNDAO redefines luxury with leather goods that embody transformation, intention, and timeless design.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
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Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
This double nature of our experience of time as simultaneously linear and embedded within cycles of related and recurrent experiences is particularly evident in the natural world, where the trembling aspens of June and the frozen lakes of December can be experienced as both fleeting and timeless.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
The community is bolstered by Japanese Buddhist and Shinto beliefs that soulfully and spiritually tether humanity to the natural world.
—Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
Inspired by the harmony of the natural world and shaped through meticulous Thai craftsmanship, FUNDAO redefines luxury with leather goods that embody transformation, intention, and timeless design.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the natural world
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“The natural world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20natural%20world. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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