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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Meditating my way into the natural world, as a daily practice, was quite restorative. Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025 As humans strip ecosystems of diversity for their own expansion, the balance of the natural world is shifting, García-Roa noted. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 In the eighteenth century, the concept took a turn, when philosophers connected it to the natural world. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025 These creatures were often a way for societies to understand and explain the natural world and disease transmission in the absence of scientific knowledge. Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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