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a huge physical or conceptual distance
they have ideas for the new project that are a world away from his own
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Recent Examples of world
Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon play the mom and dad of a wealthy family holed up in a posh bunker in a salt mine, George MacKay plays their son who yearns to know about the inhospitable outside world, and Moses Ingram is the stranger who changes everything.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Alvarez has since pivoted back to practicing for the 2025 world championships in Singapore in July, while looking ahead to the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 10 May 2025
As with all previous contests, the vote remained top secret and little will be known in the wider world about the new leader of the Catholic church.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 May 2025
During her years in the professional fighting world, she was lured into the ring on more than one occasion.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Alvarez has since pivoted back to practicing for the 2025 world championships in Singapore in July, while looking ahead to the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 10 May 2025
As with all previous contests, the vote remained top secret and little will be known in the wider world about the new leader of the Catholic church.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 May 2025
During her years in the professional fighting world, she was lured into the ring on more than one occasion.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
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The researchers concluded that poor maternal health is humanity’s largest contributor to disease.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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In roundtable talks, their full humanity emerged: their fatigue at fighting gangsters to a draw and their guilt for how that fight traduced them.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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But the story is very different on the planet globes were made to represent.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Another character is a mascot with a [globe] head who runs out of the plane while on fire.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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These upcoming releases are part of Marvel's ongoing efforts to expand and diversify its cinematic universe.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Means is already pretty popular within Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) universe, but those outside the MAHA world have greeted her nomination with a high degree of skepticism.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
8 May 2025
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Andor series finale In a galaxy far, far away, does any star shine brighter than Cassian Andor (Diego Luna)?—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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Related Stories: — 'Galaxy Zoo' project needs your help classifying tens of thousands of galaxies — James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — A complete guide — What is a galaxy?—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
11 May 2025
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More people are seeking healthier, more responsible ways to live.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Nonfatal snakebites can still be permanently disabling—hundreds of thousands of people are permanently disabled due to snakebites annually.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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The other spacecraft, Venera 8, successfully arrived to Venus to make scientific measurements of the planet's soil before ceasing operation.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Melting ice sheets have driven roughly two-thirds of longer-term sea level rise, although last year — the planet’s hottest on record — the two factors flipped, making ocean warming the main driver.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Gobel attributed his success to compensating for what nature didn’t give him and to luck.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 May 2025
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The very nature of the zero-gravity sleep position is that you’re meant to lie flat on your back.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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During these inspections, travelers may be questioned or their electronic devices looked through as a way to confirm their identity and reasons for being in the U.S.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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That should once again be a classic offensive showdown, a perfect way for NFL fans to wind down after eating lots of food.—
Seth Quinn,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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