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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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Jacksonville is a huge place with a lot of different microcosms.—
Becky Wern,
Florida Times-Union,
7 Mar. 2026
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ValenSil serves as a microcosm of a broader shift in the US labor market to a low-hire, low-fire environment that is likely to be highlighted when the February jobs report is released Friday morning.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm.—
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
8 Mar. 2026
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These recognizable universes, in which characters attempt to make meaning for themselves amid jarring headlines, can be seen across contemporary media.—
Jake Pitre,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But what was truly stunning was that these ejections emitted gamma rays which were detected by NASA’s Fermi, showing that the blasts are capable of producing some of the most energetic emissions in the cosmos that are typically associated with black hole-forming supernovas.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
21 Jan. 2026
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In this scenario, our universe could be the interior of a black hole formed in a previous cosmos.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Genuine courtesy strengthens your reputation across all spheres.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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His technique evokes a social sphere that’s filled with norms and rules, traditions and laws.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Microcosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosmos. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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