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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 mix of short-term detainees and long-haul prisoners makes SeaTac a unique microcosm of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), where courtroom drama and the gritty realities of incarceration meet under one roof.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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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The 90/10 skew is designed to reflect what Morningstar considers the modern asset universe, which is one where opportunities are expanding in the private markets and companies such as OpenAI and Stripe are able to stay private for longer.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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More recently, the Star Wars cinematic universe has expanded into serial productions such as the television show Andor, which builds on the central conflicts of the original movie.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This, in turn, reflects our experiences here on planet Earth, giving spiritual meaning to the cycles of time, not just through planetary movements but through the cosmos' mythological archetypes.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Perfume houses might use microencapsulation, putting fragrance oils inside teeny spheres that break down slowly to release the notes over time.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The planet sitting below was dramatically oversimplified — just a smooth sphere with no geography or oceans.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Microcosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosmos. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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