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something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger
The village is a microcosm of the whole country. The game was a microcosm of the entire season.
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representatives
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In the words of an AI proponent, the way for customer service representatives, and others doing similar jobs, to keep their positions is to become highly effective operators.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024 -
The ongoing Starbucks union workers' strike has now expanded to a dozen states, union representatives confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Microcosms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microcosms. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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