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 Former Most Precious Blood parishioners said the fracture within the church since Ciucci was installed four years ago — in part because of more progressive Catholics clashing with a traditionalist priest — represents a microcosm of what’s happening within the local archdiocese. Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025 The current stalemate with Mason McTavish is a microcosm of his tenure. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 Perhaps, then, the pyramid is a microcosm of San Francisco itself. Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 12 Aug. 2025 Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge and Southwest Mountains, the 5-acre parcel is a microcosm of the region. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for microcosm
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Noun
  • That alone is amazing, said Timbrook, Depue and a representative for the soft body armor vest that stopped a bullet from piercing the officer’s chest.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jacek Najder, Poland's representative to NATO, was also present, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
    Will Gretsky, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For the most detailed and accurate soil tests, send your samples to a soil lab.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The investigative genetic genealogy helped investigators find him with the sample anyway.
    Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The reversal marks just one example of how Trump is rewriting Republicans’ decades-old playbook on countering Beijing’s influence in the United States and abroad.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • American craft beer, for example, has grown over the last 30 years to take nearly 15% of US beer sales by volume.
    Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Microcosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosm. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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