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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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If the death of Cinna is a microcosm of the play, the other moment that reinforces the importance of due process in Julius Caesar is even more compressed, lasting a mere eight lines at the start of the fourth act.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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The sixth inning was a microcosm of how the Dodgers have generated enough offense to win, even if those runs have come in their usual form.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 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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In addition to the Dick Wolf drama, Flueger is also known for his appearances on the other Chicago universe shows, Chicago Med and Chicago Fire, but also for movies such as Brothers, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, and Natalie Portman, and the 2011 version of Footloose.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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The medical drama series, which belongs to NBC’s One Chicago universe, premiered in 2015 and is currently in season 11.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Get ready to dive into a cosmos of blooming microorganisms!—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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His stories, particularly the later ones, center around the idea that the Universe is a godless cosmos that is entirely indifferent to humanity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those with clout in various spheres coalesced into one clubby circle, and fell prey to a groupthink that foresaw riches for everyone, without consequences.—
Evan Hughes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The look, much like several pieces in the collection, took inspiration from the domestic sphere, with Corrin wearing a short-sleeve top with an empire waistline in an illusion apron.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Microcosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosmos. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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