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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
Reaching out a hand to a stranger, being kind, and showing camaraderie during a time when the country and world feel so divided.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
The immersive supernatural thriller once again places listeners inside a chilling world where faith, power, and survival collide.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
Aran dipped his toe into the film world in the 2022 movie Lola alongside The Witcher's Emma Appleton, but his biggest break yet was announced in 2024.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
The immersive supernatural thriller once again places listeners inside a chilling world where faith, power, and survival collide.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
Aran dipped his toe into the film world in the 2022 movie Lola alongside The Witcher's Emma Appleton, but his biggest break yet was announced in 2024.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world
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On the chopping block are many humanities majors—like French, German, Italian, Russian, Classics, African American Literature, Latin-Latino American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Modern Jewish Studies, and Religion.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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My purpose is to define and to deliver my vision of beauty, but related to our times and to this house, so keeping the codes of the house, like disruption, creativity, adding probably humanity and couture as culture, but trying to do a reconciliation with everything that’s been done before.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Remove glass globes that are full of dirt and bugs to rinse off in the sink.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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This unique event dedicated to fandom, cosplay, role-playing games and the entire cross-media universe of comics is increasingly becoming an integral part of the Hollywood studios’ promotional push in Europe, ever since the Movie Area strand started 15 years ago.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Post-Lover, Swift completely killed pre-release singles in her musical universe.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Revealing a whopping 780,000+ galaxies, some would inevitably be co-aligned with background objects.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
6 Oct. 2025
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Comet Lemmon, a green comet from outside of our galaxy, was discovered in January 2025.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Burning the coal from the two leases being sold in coming days would generate more than 1 billion tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide, according to a Department of Energy formula.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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In his universe, this will definitely be the feminine planet.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wisdom from on high — and down low Henry is philosophical by nature.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The changing of the leaves draws nature enthusiasts, often called leaf-peepers, to see the bright colors from Hudson Valley, New York to Boulder, Colorado, and Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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And Maeve goes through a lot during the season and a lot of the scenes are challenging, but in the best way.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Are the bees, in fact, pantomiming the way itself?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Gallego urged the traveling public to be kind to airport workers.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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While his core supporters remain loyal, sustained disapproval among the broader public could weaken his leverage in negotiations with Congress and erode confidence in his leadership.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“World.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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