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
The local crisis is a microcosm of a national health care crisis.
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CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
The ongoing clash in West Virginia is a microcosm of the growing, nationwide tensions over vaccine mandates that swelled during the pandemic and have yet to subside.
—Marina Kopf, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
This is a microcosm of what happens every day inside organizations.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That summation could serve as a microcosm of their season as well.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
The ongoing clash in West Virginia is a microcosm of the growing, nationwide tensions over vaccine mandates that swelled during the pandemic and have yet to subside.
—Marina Kopf, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
This is a microcosm of what happens every day inside organizations.
—George Bradt, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That summation could serve as a microcosm of their season as well.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for microcosm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosm
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The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has named multidisciplinary artist Nilbar Güreş, known for her humorous, poetic, yet critical works commenting on social topics, as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, set to take place May 9–November 22, 2026.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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That was the hammer Kaprizov and his representatives wielded, in an environment where so few superstars hit free agency despite unprecedented year-over-year cap growth.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The evidence that Song was the shooter comes from a green mask the assailant wore from which samples that tested positive for Song’s DNA were taken and from interviews with cooperating sources, FBI Special Agent Clark Wiethorn testified at the hearing.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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The two-hour experience includes bourbon samples, a cocktail, and the use of paranormal investigation tools.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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For example, the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is designed to protect investors and keep financial markets fair, is one of more than two doen agencies that are legally similar to the FCC.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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In Geneva, for example, a nuclear invention from CERN researchers in the early 2000s led to the founding of a novel cancer treatment, and ultimately, to its $4 billion acquisition by Novartis.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Microcosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosm. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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