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Recent Examples of microcosmos
Another number down the list would have drawn knowing nods within the microcosmos of horse racing intellectuals: The cost of breeding a mare with Scat Daddy, the blossoming sire merely 11 years old, had sprouted from $35,000 to $100,000.
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Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018
Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microcosmos
Noun
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The microcosm of this family unit in its death throes is all there right on the court, from Bernard’s toxic competitiveness to the way Walt unconsciously picks up on his dad’s cues and then lords his victory over his little brother (Owen Kline).—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Struggling Volpe The inning was a microcosm of Volpe’s challenges this season.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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There is an exciting season to come on the field but for NFL teams and the investment community the bigger arena will be in their boardrooms with private equity money chasing one of the last sure bets in the media universe.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Jason’s a guy familiar with the DC universe.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Milky Way sprawled above like a luminous brain—countless stars clustered in neural patterns, a cosmos of flickering connections.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Iceberg roses, Mexican sage, white and purple cosmos, and geraniums are planted in front.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Fondazione Prada, which has its headquarters in a Milan arts center that has a bar designed by Wes Anderson, has long been active in the film sphere.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
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Read the full Virgo Daily Horoscope Libra (September 23 - October 22) Taking creative risks in your social sphere can feel unnerving.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Microcosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosmos. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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