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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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That loop is a microcosm of leadership itself: aligning today’s actions with tomorrow’s aspirations.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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But the thorny decisions that Ms. Hoffman faces are a microcosm of the whiplash that retailers across the United States are confronting.—
Ken Belson,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Just for fun, The Athletic has imagined a parallel universe where that is the case.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The star of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, he will next be seen in Len Weisman’s John Wick universe movie Ballerina and is repped by CAA, Linden Entertainment and Jackoway Austen.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There were just giant clouds of pristine hydrogen and helium floating around, on their slow-and-steady way to becoming the rich tapestry of the modern-day cosmos.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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However, this movie has an undeniable asset: Cate Blanchett, one of the most undeniable stars in the entire cosmos.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Expanding the goods trade war into the financial sphere would be a significant escalation by the U.S., and remains highly unlikely.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Further east, when Arcadia joined the sphere of concern as the fire erratically tore through the San Gabriel foothills, the city’s fire chief successfully advocated for unified commanders to issue more widespread evacuations than initially proposed.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Microcosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosmos. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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