Thesaurus results for MICROCOSM

microcosm

noun

Definition of microcosm

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 Their relationship being reduced to video calls offers a profound microcosm — as a result of Russia’s war, this is likely just how many relationships now have to unfold. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026 This tension over a movie in a small Montana town appeared to be a microcosm of immigration and culture-war drama seizing communities all over the nation. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 The second set against Downers Grove North (14-5) was a microcosm of that. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Manhattan microcosm The feeling that Scotland’s most famous university is not a welcoming place for ordinary Scots is rooted in its unusually high international make-up. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for microcosm

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The Times reached out to the actor’s representatives for details including the birth date and gender of the child but did not hear back.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Haaland’s jewelry—firefly earrings and a beaded necklace—nodded at the style of accessories that is representative of Native style and fashion.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

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That makes the meteorite a new window into that planet, one that reveals history scientists haven't been able to see in the scarce samples on Earth.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Those numbers account only six games, which is far too small of a sample size to make any definitive conclusion.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

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The world’s highest-profile tech billionaires offer the most conspicuous examples.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

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