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Recent Examples of macrocosm
The same problem exists in macrocosm at the school-district level.
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Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm.
—Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Microcosm also meets macrocosm in Nohemí Pérez’s drawings: five monumental works that show forests on fire in the Catatumbo region of Columbia, which Pérez calls home.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate.
—New York Times, 3 May 2022
But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022
Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm.
—Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Microcosm also meets macrocosm in Nohemí Pérez’s drawings: five monumental works that show forests on fire in the Catatumbo region of Columbia, which Pérez calls home.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024
The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate.
—New York Times, 3 May 2022
But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macrocosm
Noun
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In Ancient Greek cosmology, Chaos could represent the primeval universe that existed before anything else, or the deepest realms of Tartarus, the underworld.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Being in the Superman universe wasn’t a dream or burning desire for me.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Imagine an alternate world in which Nixon had instead been free to destroy those records.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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There’s a world where that actually helps reduce pressure and expectations on the filmmakers, which is often the challenge with indies.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Exposure to nature is so good for your mental health.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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What’s more, the low-fat nature of the cut is typically doubled down on via the cooking technique.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Macrocosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macrocosm. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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