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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Tuesday's outing came a day after Kate underlined how important a different kind of beauty had helped her during her cancer journey — the wonder of the natural world.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 13 May 2025
Find different ways to honor the natural world around you, whether that be planting flowers or plants, making flower crowns with your family and friends, or making your own version of a maypole.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The effortless, terrifying strength of our great ape cousins seems to horrify and fascinate us, but gorillas are better known in the natural world as gentle giants.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Plus, sticks provide them a direct link to the natural world through smells and other animals that might have interacted with it.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Simon Perry, People.com, 13 May 2025
Find different ways to honor the natural world around you, whether that be planting flowers or plants, making flower crowns with your family and friends, or making your own version of a maypole.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 May 2025
The effortless, terrifying strength of our great ape cousins seems to horrify and fascinate us, but gorillas are better known in the natural world as gentle giants.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Plus, sticks provide them a direct link to the natural world through smells and other animals that might have interacted with it.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.
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