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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Under the best of circumstances, Richardson found that significant change could happen around 2050, with a new generation of young people who could pass on a love for the natural world to their own children. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2025 Our place in the natural world and nature’s place within us. Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025 Also like the natural world, the Tyranids are patient, slowly devouring the edges of the galaxy and reproducing in unthinkable numbers in the darkness of space. Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Primatologist Jane Goodall, who died in October at the age of 91, used her documentaries and celebrity to show the connection between primates and humans—helping people around the world connect with the natural world. Justin Worland, Time, 5 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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