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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Youth, education, death, art, distant places, the natural world—a single day can encompass a lot. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025 Thanks to climate change, Cosmism’s ambivalent and generally hostile attitude towards the natural world should also sound familiar. Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025 Welcome to Climate Point, your weekly guide to news about climate change, energy and the natural world. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Just like in the show, blistering choreography that defies every law of physics known to man pits slayer and demon against each other with artistic flourishes personified by elements of the natural world. David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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