worlds apart
idiom
: completely different
Your ideas and mine are worlds apart.
Their living conditions were worlds apart.
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More:Democrats are worlds apart from the GOP on climate change.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
Filmed in the mockumentary format, the cringe comedy follows workers at a paper company led by buffoonish boss David Brent (Gervais), whose self-awareness is worlds apart from how his employees perceive him.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
September 24, 2024 The worlds of business and politics might seem worlds apart, but executives can learn a lot from the most successful political communicators.
—Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2024
Just a two-hour drive from Manhattan, The Chatwal Lodge is a secluded retreat in the hamlet of White Lake, NY, worlds apart from the bustle of New York City.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
Filmed in the mockumentary format, the cringe comedy follows workers at a paper company led by buffoonish boss David Brent (Gervais), whose self-awareness is worlds apart from how his employees perceive him.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
September 24, 2024 The worlds of business and politics might seem worlds apart, but executives can learn a lot from the most successful political communicators.
—Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2024
Just a two-hour drive from Manhattan, The Chatwal Lodge is a secluded retreat in the hamlet of White Lake, NY, worlds apart from the bustle of New York City.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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