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 whole goal was to inflict the maximum amount of financial damage on those who profit from the destruction of the natural world.
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The new glasses serve as a liaison between the natural world and the world wide web.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The point is not to restrain the natural world, but to compose it.
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Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Combining botanical material with G-scale model trains, Applied Imagination's displays honor the best of what the natural world has to offer.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The new glasses serve as a liaison between the natural world and the world wide web.
—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The point is not to restrain the natural world, but to compose it.
—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Combining botanical material with G-scale model trains, Applied Imagination's displays honor the best of what the natural world has to offer.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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“The natural world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20natural%20world. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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