as in representative
something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger
The village is a microcosm of the whole country. The game was a microcosm of the entire season.
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Recent Examples of microcosm
Southampton’s history is a microcosm of the wider British story and Pauline’s tours are an essential introduction to the city.
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Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 3 June 2025
The final against Real Betis represented a microcosm of the problems that Maresca has been unable to shift.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
To that, defense attorney Brian Steel’s slicing up of the testimony of former hotel security guard and current LAPD officer Israel Florez on Day 1 of the trial yesterday was the approach of the Combs’ team in microcosm — find the contradictions, and the leaps of faith and pound on them.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The largely receptive crowd often cheered at the scattershot injection of issues from the price of eggs to transgender rights, a microcosm of an era when even the pablum of a graduation speech cannot escape the politics of the moment.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 3 June 2025
The final against Real Betis represented a microcosm of the problems that Maresca has been unable to shift.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
To that, defense attorney Brian Steel’s slicing up of the testimony of former hotel security guard and current LAPD officer Israel Florez on Day 1 of the trial yesterday was the approach of the Combs’ team in microcosm — find the contradictions, and the leaps of faith and pound on them.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The largely receptive crowd often cheered at the scattershot injection of issues from the price of eggs to transgender rights, a microcosm of an era when even the pablum of a graduation speech cannot escape the politics of the moment.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosm
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Weekly analysis and insights from Asia’s largest economy in your inbox Subscribe now On Wednesday, Li urged global business leaders and senior government representatives to collaborate and avoid turning trade into a political or security issue.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Several dozen people gathered for the ceremony Saturday as the sign was hoisted and attached, including officials from Chicago Ridge and Richards High School, as well as representatives from The Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, the Bridgeview School and the Nahda Center in Worth.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The researchers analyzed plasma samples from a large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study to assess risk factors for heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, according to a press release.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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However, the findings were based on a small sample of just 13 participants over 11 days, indicating the need for more extensive research.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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On Medicaid, for example, some centrist House Republicans are griping about the upper chamber’s decision to cap provider taxes at 3.5 percent by 2031 — a decrease from the current 6 percent — for states that expanded the social safety net program under the Affordable Care Act.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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The first of those, for example, is July 9, when dates for the opening six rounds of the campaign will be locked in.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Microcosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosm. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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