the world
noun
1
: the earth and all the people and things on it
He is famous throughout the world.
They sailed around the world.
The product is shipped halfway around/across the world.
The island was cut off from the rest of the world.
They want to see/travel the world.
2
: the people in the world
She felt that the world was against her.
They announced their discovery to the world.
The world watched as he attempted to break the Olympic record.
She felt the eyes of the world watching her.
3
: all that is important : everything
I would give my children the world if I could.
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With much of the world horrified by the USSR’s brutality, Eisenhower was furious that the British-French-Israeli offensive was both diverting international attention and handing Moscow a PR victory by enabling it to speak about Western aggression in the Middle East.
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Though the Maldives is the first country to enact such a ban, similar proposals have been debated – and nearly imposed – in other parts of the world.
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Don't miss Baía do Sancho, which is frequently hailed as one of the world's best beaches.
—Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
King Tut’s tomb was relatively unknown to the world until it was discovered by British archeologist Howard Carter in 1922, according to National Geographic.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Though the Maldives is the first country to enact such a ban, similar proposals have been debated – and nearly imposed – in other parts of the world.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Don't miss Baía do Sancho, which is frequently hailed as one of the world's best beaches.
—Lily Bunker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
King Tut’s tomb was relatively unknown to the world until it was discovered by British archeologist Howard Carter in 1922, according to National Geographic.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the world
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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